Welcome to Stewart ...

Stewart is located in Newton County<1>.

The location of Stewart has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stewart, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Stewart is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Stewart lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Stewart: (470)<4>, (678) & (770).

Communities Also Named Stewart ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 40 communities that are also named Stewart - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Minnesota (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nevada (2), New York (2), Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (3), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Stewart ...

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

• McDonough
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
  • McDonough is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDonough <5>
• Conyers
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyers
  • Conyers is located in Rockdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conyers <5>
• Covington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <5>
• Locust Grove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Locust Grove is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,091 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Grove <5>
• Whitehouse
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
  • Whitehouse is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
• East Wood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
  • East Wood is located in Newton County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
• Jackson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Butts County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
• Social Circle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Circle
  • Social Circle is located in Walton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Social Circle <5>
• Monticello
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <5>
• Oxford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,337 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>

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 Stewart. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stewart.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stewart ...

Looking for more information about Stewart? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Stewart, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Stewart.

Adding Stewart to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stewart in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Stewart was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Stewart post office opened in 1889.

We also found Stewart on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stewart.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stewart. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Newton County: www.co.newton.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/