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Welcome to Newmansville ...

Newmansville is located in Clarion County<1>.


The location of Newmansville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Newmansville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

Newmansville is 1,580 feet [482 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Newmansville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Newmansville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Newmansville - they are located in Illinois and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Newmansville.

Communities near Newmansville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Newmansville.

  • Oil City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Clarion
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Knox
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
    • Knox is located in Clarion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <4>
  • Pleasantville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Tidioute
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Strattanville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Rouseville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rouseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouseville
    • Rouseville is located in Venango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rouseville <4>
  • Shippenville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Tionesta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Corsica
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corsica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
    • Corsica is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Newmansville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Newmansville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Newmansville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Newmansville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Newmansville. See our Newspapers Page for Newmansville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newmansville ...

Looking for more information about Newmansville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Newmansville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Newmansville.

Adding Newmansville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Newmansville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Newmansville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Newmansville post office opened in 1868.

We also found Newmansville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Newmansville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Newmansville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clarion County: www.co.clarion.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Clarion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Newmansville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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