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Welcome to Newton ...Newton is located in Washington County<1>. The location of Newton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Newton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. When the people of Newton refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Newtonian<3> Newton is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Newton lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Newton: (503) & (971)<5> Communities Also Named Newton ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 50 communities that are also named Newton - they are located in Alabama (2), Alberta, British Columbia, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (3), Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana (2), Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah (2), Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Newton. Communities near Newton ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Newton.
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 Newton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Newton. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Newton. 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 Newton. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Newton. See our Newspapers Page for Newton. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newton ...Looking for more information about Newton? 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 Newton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Newton. Adding Newton to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Newton 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 Newton was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Newton. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Newton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.or.us/ The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/ Footnotes ...
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