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Welcome to New Market ...

The town of New Market is located in Jefferson County<1>.


The location of New Market 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 Market, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1823.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, New Market has a population of 1,376 people<3> (see below for details).

New Market is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for New Market: (865)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, New Market had an population of 1,376 people. This is an increase of 3.15% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.51% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, New Market had a population of 1,334 people. This makes New Market the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of New Market represents 0.02% of the population of Tennessee (which has 6,346,105 people), making it the state's 212nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,334 people, the population of New Market increased 8.1% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,234 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for New Market.

Communities Also Named New Market ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named New Market - they are located in Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri (2), New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (4) and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near New Market ...

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

  • Kodak
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kodak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodak
    • Kodak is located in Sevier County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 184,281 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kodak <5>
  • Clevenger
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clevenger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
    • Clevenger is located in Cocke County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
  • Cook Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
    • Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
  • Morristown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
    • Morristown is located in Hamblen County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,275 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <5>
  • Sevierville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sevierville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevierville
    • Sevierville is located in Sevier County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,426 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sevierville <5>
  • Dyers Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
    • Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
  • Seymour Heights
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
    • Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
  • Jefferson City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Grainger County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
  • Harrisburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Market ...

Looking for more information about New Market? 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 Market, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for New Market.

Adding New Market to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the New Market post office opened in 1823.

We also found New Market in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for New Market.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Market - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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