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Welcome to New Point ...

New Point is located in Mathews County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

A typical abbreviation for New Point: New Pt.

New Point is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for New Point: 804 & 686<3>

The ZIP code for New Point: 23125<4>

Communities Also Named New Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named New Point - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, Maryland and Missouri.

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

Communities near New Point ...

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

  • Poquoson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poquoson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquoson
    • Poquoson is located in Poquoson City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poquoson <6>
  • Cape Charles
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Charles
    • Cape Charles is located in Northampton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Charles <6>
  • Cheriton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheriton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheriton
    • Cheriton is located in Northampton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheriton <6>
  • Eastville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Beaverlett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ruff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cardinal
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cardinal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
    • Cardinal is located in Mathews County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cardinal
    • From New Point to Cardinal
  • Diggs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mathews
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Achilles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Point ...

Looking for more information about New Point? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for New Point, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for New Point.

Adding New Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Point 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 New Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the New Point post office opened in 1879.

We also found New Point in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

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

The official website for Mathews County: www.co.mathews.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Mathews, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Point - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the New Point area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the New Point area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as New Point). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether New Point or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>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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