The townsite of Newhall was settled in the summer of 1881 with the building of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad west from Marion, Iowa. The land was owned by Thomas and Samuel Mc Granahan and was transferred to the Milwaukee Land Company in January 1882. Newhall grew rapidly and by march 1882 the town has four general stores, two blacksmith shops, lumberyards, one hardware store, an implement dealer, a hotel with a saloon and about fifteen residences.
Today, Newhall has a population of some 854 people. As with many Midwest communities in the corn and bean belt, you find the business activity centered around the grain elevator. (click on image to enlarge)
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