Welcome to New Town ...

So far, we found very little information about New Town. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added New Town to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with New Town, please Contact Us.

New Town was located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

New Town would have been located within present day Carroll County<2>.

The location of New Town has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for New Town is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where New Town was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named New Town ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named New Town: This one is located in Carroll County and the other is located in Crawford County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 24 communities that are also named New Town - they are located in Alabama (3), Georgia (2), Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi (2), New Jersey, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee (3) and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near New Town ...

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

• Harrison
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <5>
• Berryville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
  • Berryville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berryville <5>
• Eureka Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Springs
  • Eureka Springs is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,084 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka Springs <5>
• Alpena
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
  • Alpena is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpena <5>
• Oak Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <5>
• Omaha
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omaha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
  • Omaha is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <5>
• Blue Eye
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Eye have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
  • Blue Eye is located in Stone County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Eye <5>
• Arrow Point
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrow Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Point
  • Arrow Point is located in Barry County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
• Coney Island
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
  • Coney Island is located in Stone County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
• Blue Eye
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
  • Blue Eye is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 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 Town. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Town.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/