| Official Name: | New Edinburg, Arkansas |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Arkansas |
| Pushpin Label: | New Edinburg |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Arkansas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cleveland |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.30 |
| Area Land Km2: | 8.30 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.20 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.20 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 134 |
| Population Density Km2: | 16.15 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 41.84 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 289 |
| Coordinates: | 33.7533°N -92.2486°W |
| Postal Code: | 71660 |
| Area Code: | 870 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 2582920 |
New Edinburg is an unincorporated census-designated place in Cleveland County, Arkansas, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 134.[2]
New Edinburg is located in southwestern Cleveland County. Arkansas Highway 8 passes through the community, leading northwest to Fordyce and southeast to Warren. Rison, the county seat, is north via Highways 8, 97, and 79.
New Edinburg first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.
| White alone (NH) | 103 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 105 | 81.10% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 78.36% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 17 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 19 | 13.39% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 14.18% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 5 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 3.73% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 7 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 5 | 5.51% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 3.73% | |
| Total | 127 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 134 | 100.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 100.00% |
At the time the first Toledo courthouse burned down in 1889, New Edinburg had a population of 200. The unincorporated area was in the running to receive the county seat along with Rison, Kingsland, and Beasley's Switch. None of the towns managed to get a majority vote, so a second election was held. Rison won the county seat and it remains the seat today.
According to Arkansas Preservation, in the late 1800s, W. D. Attwood built a Queen Anne Classic-style residence in New Edinburg. Attwood was a town merchant and built the first brick store, the Attwood Mercantile Store. The location of Attwood's store is now the home of McClellan's Country Store, the only mercantile establishment in New Edinburg. In 1917, Emmett Moseley altered Attwood's house to its current appearance.[5] The building is still a private residence, and in 1994 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[6]
New Edinburg is the location of, or the nearest community to, three historic sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places:
In the fall of 2011, part of the feature film Come Morning was filmed in New Edinburg.[7] According to IMDb, Come Morning is the only production to have ever filmed there.
It is within the Cleveland County School District.[8]
On July 1, 1985, the New Edinburg School District consolidated into the Kingsland School District. On July 1, 2004, the school district consolidated with the Rison School District to form the Cleveland County School District.[9]