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Welcome to Newfound ...

Newfound is located in Wyoming County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Newfound, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Newfound is 1,920 feet [585 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Newfound: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Newfound ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Newfound - they are located in Kentucky and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Newfound ...

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

  • Beckley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Welch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Welch is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <4>
  • Mullens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mabscott
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
  • Sophia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Oceana
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Gary
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Gary is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
  • Pineville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Davy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Davy is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
  • Northfork
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newfound ...

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

Adding Newfound to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Newfound 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 (so far) for Newfound was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Newfound post office opened in 1881. The Newfound post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Newfound.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Wyoming, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Newfound - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Newfound area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Newfound area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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