Welcome to Newman ...

Newman is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Newman is located in El Paso County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Newman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1923.

Newman is 4,000 feet [1,219 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Newman is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Newman lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Newman (for example, toward Anthony (NM)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

The area code for Newman: (915)

Communities Also Named Newman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Newman: This one is located in El Paso County and the other is located in Fisher County.

Beyond Texas, there are 15 communities that are also named Newman - they are located in California, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Newman ...

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

• El Paso
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
  • El Paso is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 681,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Paso <4>
• Sunland Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunland Park
  • Sunland Park is located in Dona Ana County (NM)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunland Park <4>
• Anthony
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
  • Anthony is located in Dona Ana County (NM)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anthony <4>
• Anthony
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
  • Anthony is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anthony <4>
• Vinton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <4>
• Chaparral
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaparral have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaparral
  • Chaparral is located in Dona Ana County (NM)
• Homestead Meadows North
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Meadows North
  • Homestead Meadows North is located in El Paso County
• Homestead Meadows
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homestead Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Meadows
  • Homestead Meadows is located in El Paso County
• Fort Bliss
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bliss
  • Fort Bliss is located in El Paso County
• Westway
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westway
  • Westway is located in El Paso County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newman ...

Looking for more information about Newman? 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 Newman, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Newman.

Adding Newman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Newman 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 Newman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Newman post office opened in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Newman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for El Paso County: www.epcounty.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/