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 would have been located within present day Middlesex 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 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where New Town was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where New Town once stood is in the (617) & (857)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named New Town ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named New Town - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), Georgia (2), Kansas, Maryland, 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.

• Lowell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
• Nashua
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <6>
• Newton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Framingham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Waltham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Medford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
• Arlington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,169 people
• Billerica
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billerica
  • Billerica is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,021 people
• Leominster
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
  • Leominster is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
• Fitchburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
  • Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 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 Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/