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History · Newhall

Newhall dates to 1881, and 22% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1968 on and the census since 1920.

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How Newhall began

When was Newhall founded?

1881

Newhall dates its founding to 1881 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1920.

First census: 293 in 19202020 census: 876145 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1882.The full story ↓

What stands out about Newhall’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The story

How Newhall came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Newhall.

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Newhall was founded in 1881, following construction of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad through the territory.

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From the old history books

What they wrote about Newhall in 1910

Passages that mention Newhall, cut from the printed page as they were published.

For a number of years Mr. Morrow owned and operated the tile factory at Newhall; he still owns it, but for the past two years has rented it. He owns his store buildings, besides a beautiful modern house in Newhall, and also owns two hundred and forty acres of improved land in Madison county, Towa. …
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For a number of years Mr. Morrow owned and operated the tile factory at Newhall; he still owns it, but for the past two years has rented it. He owns his store buildings, besides a beautiful modern house in Newhall, and also owns two hundred and forty acres of improved land in Madison county, Towa. Politically Mr.

Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.

Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

Timeline

Newhall, 1881 to 1968

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1881
    FoundingNewhall is established
  3. 1882Post officeThe Newhall post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1968On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Newhall, decade by decade

Today12 recent
Daughter Katie cradles a piglet in the farrowing (birthing) shed at Dean and Julie Folkmann's hog farm in Benton County…2016Daughter Katie cradles a piglet in the farrowing (bir…Daughter Katie cradles a piglet in the farrowing (birthing) shed at Dean and Julie Folkmann's hog farm in Benton County…2016Daughter Katie cradles a piglet in the farrowing (bir…Piglets suckle in the farrowing (birthing) shed at Dean and Julie Folkmann's hog farm in Benton County, near Newhall, I…2016Piglets suckle in the farrowing (birthing) shed at De…Piglets suckle in the farrowing (birthing) shed at Dean and Julie Folkmann's hog farm in Benton County, near Newhall, I…2016Piglets suckle in the farrowing (birthing) shed at De…Dean Folkmann operates the family tractor on his and his wife, Julie's, hog farm in Benton County, near Newhall, Iowa2016Dean Folkmann operates the family tractor on his and …Dean Folkmann operates the family tractor on his and his wife, Julie's, hog farm in Benton County, near Newhall, Iowa2016Dean Folkmann operates the family tractor on his and …Sows chow down at Dean and Julie Folkmann's hog farm in Benton County, near Newhall, Iowa2016Sows chow down at Dean and Julie Folkmann's hog farm …Lush soybean field on Dean and Julie Folkmann's hog farm in Benton County, near Newhall, Iowa2016Lush soybean field on Dean and Julie Folkmann's hog f…Lush soybean field on Dean and Julie Folkmann's hog farm in Benton County, near Newhall, Iowa2016Lush soybean field on Dean and Julie Folkmann's hog f…Lush soybean field on Dean and Julie Folkmann's hog farm in Benton County, near Newhall, Iowa2016Lush soybean field on Dean and Julie Folkmann's hog f…A portion of Dean and Julie Folkmann's hog farm in Benton County, near Newhall, Iowa2016A portion of Dean and Julie Folkmann's hog farm in Be…Dean and Julie Folkmann's hog farm in Benton County, near Newhall, Iowa2016Dean and Julie Folkmann's hog farm in Benton County, …
On the map

Newhall on the map in 1968

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Newhall.

Newhall on the 1968 USGS map1968Newhall sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Newhall.

People over time

Newhall, census by census

02004006008001,000192019401960198020002020Peak: 899

Between 293 and 899 people in every census since 1920.

11 censuses, 1920–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Newhall’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Newhall

Nobody well known was born in Newhall itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Elijah WoodAmerican actor · b. 1981
Ashton KutcherAmerican actor · b. 1978
Carl Van VechtenAmerican writer and photographer · b. 1880
Michael EmersonAmerican actor · b. 1954
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Ron LivingstonAmerican actor · b. 1967
Bobby DriscollAmerican actor · b. 1937
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Newhall’s post office has been open since 1882.

Gone or out of use
Newhalllocale

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Newhall’s history

What year was Newhall founded?

In 1881, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Newhall’s post office opened in 1882, and the census of 1920 counted 293 people here.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the Library of Congress (12), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.