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Welcome to Newtonville ...

Newtonville is located in Albany County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Newtonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Newtonville is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Newtonville is within the boundaries of the (518) area code.

Communities Also Named Newtonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Newtonville - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, Nova Scotia, Ontario, South Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near Newtonville ...

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

  • Albany
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Schenectady
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Troy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Rensselaer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
  • Cohoes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rensselaer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
    • Rensselaer is located in Rensselaer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,142 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer <3>
  • Scotia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
    • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <3>
  • Colonie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonie
    • Colonie is located in Albany County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonie <3>
  • Ballston Spa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Mechanicville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Wyantskill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyantskill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyantskill
    • Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newtonville ...

Looking for more information about Newtonville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Newtonville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Newtonville.

Adding Newtonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Newtonville 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 Newtonville was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Newtonville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Newtonville.

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

The official website for Albany County: www.albanycounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Albany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Newtonville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.









 

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