Welcome to New England ...

New England is located in Wood County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of New England, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

New England is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for New England: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named New England ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named New England: This one is located in Wood County and the other is located in Marion County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 7 communities that are also named New England - they are located in Georgia, North Dakota, Ohio (3) and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near New England ...

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

• Parkersburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
  • Parkersburg is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <5>
• Marietta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <5>
• Vienna
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <5>
• Belpre
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
  • Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <5>
• Ravenswood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
  • Ravenswood is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenswood <5>
• Williamstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
  • Williamstown is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamstown <5>
• Elizabeth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Wirt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <5>
• North Hills
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
  • North Hills is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
• Racine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
  • Racine is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Racine <5>
• Coolville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolville
  • Coolville is located in Athens County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coolville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New England ...

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

Adding New England to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New England 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 England was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the New England post office opened in 1858.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wood County: www.woodcountywv.com/

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