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.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for New Town is near sea level<3>.

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

New Town would have been located in the (757) area code.

Communities Also Named New Town ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named New Town: This one is located in and the other is located in Radford City.

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

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.

• Virginia Beach
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Beach
  • Virginia Beach is located in Virginia Beach City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 451,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia Beach <4>
• Chesapeake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
  • Chesapeake is located in Chesapeake City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 247,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesapeake <4>
• Norfolk
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
  • Norfolk is located in Norfolk City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 242,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norfolk <4>
• Hampton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Hampton City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <4>
• Portsmouth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Portsmouth is located in Portsmouth City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <4>
• Thalia Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thalia Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia Village
  • Thalia Village is located in Virginia Beach City
• Alantic City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alantic City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alantic City
  • Alantic City is located in Norfolk City
• Monticello Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Village
  • Monticello Village is located in Norfolk City
• Sussex
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
  • Sussex is located in Norfolk City
• Glenwood Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Park
  • Glenwood Park is located in Norfolk City

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 Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/