Newbern is an

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in Clifty Township, Bartholomew County, in the

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History

A post office was established at Newbern in 1833, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1901. Newbern was named after

New Bern, North Carolina New Bern, formerly called Newbern, is a city in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 29,524, which had risen to an estimated 29,994 as of 2019. It is the county seat of Craven County and t ...

, the native home of an early settler.

Geography

Newbern is located at .

References

Unincorporated communities in Bartholomew County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana {{BartholomewCountyIN-geo-stub