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Welcome to Newry ...

Newry is located in Vernon County<1>.

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

Newry is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Newry: 608 & 353<3>

Communities Also Named Newry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Newry - they are located in Indiana, Maine, Ontario, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Newry ...

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

  • Sparta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • West Salem
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Viroqua
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viroqua have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
    • Viroqua is located in Vernon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
  • Westby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bangor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Bangor is located in La Crosse County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
  • Coon Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • La Farge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Viola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Norwalk
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newry ...

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

Adding Newry to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Newry.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Vernon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Newry - 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 608 code has been Overlayed with the 353 area code. New phone numbers in the Newry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. As a result, placing a call in the Newry area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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