Welcome to Newsome ...

Newsome is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Newsome is located in Camp County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Newsome, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

Newsome is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Newsome: (903) and (430)<4>

Communities Also Named Newsome ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Newsome - they are located in Alabama, Georgia (2) and Idaho.

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

Communities near Newsome ...

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

• Mount Pleasant
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Titus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <5>
• Pittsburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Camp County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <5>
• Winnsboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
  • Winnsboro is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <5>
• Mount Vernon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
• Winfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Titus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <5>
• Miller's Cove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller's Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
  • Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
• Rocky Mound
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
  • Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
• Piney Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
  • Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
• Perryville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Wood County
• Thomas
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
  • Thomas is located in Upshur 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 Newsome. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Newsome.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newsome ...

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

Adding Newsome to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Newsome 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 Newsome was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Newsome.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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