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Welcome to New Era ...

So far, we found very little information about New Era. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added New Era to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with New Era, please Contact Us.


New Era would have been located within present day Perry County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Era, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.

While the community is gone, the present day location for New Era is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where New Era was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where New Era was located: 931

Communities Also Named New Era ...

While we believe that this New Era is located in Perry County, we know of another 2 Tennessee communities named New Era. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cumberland and Sevier County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 10 communities that are also named New Era - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Oregon, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near New Era ...

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

  • Johnson Ford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
    • Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
  • Mount Lebanon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
  • Swift
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Swift is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
  • Ashland Ford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
  • Clifton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Waynesboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Parsons
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Scotts Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Linden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Decaturville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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 New Era. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Era.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Era. 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 New Era.

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

Adding New Era to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Era in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the New Era post office opened in 1876. The New Era post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Era.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about New Era, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Era - 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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