Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Newton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Newton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Newton is located in Dale County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dale County: Barbour, Coffee, Geneva, Henry, Houston & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Newton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Newton:
- Dale County (The home county of Newton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
- Pinckard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Midland City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Fort Rucker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grimes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grimes is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
- Napier Field
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Napier Field is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Field
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Mabson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Ozark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Daleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clayhatchee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Holiday Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Level Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Arguta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
- Blue Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Elamville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Clio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Louisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
- Enterprise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Battens Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Battens Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battens Crossroads
- Central City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Central City is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Clintonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- New Brockton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Java
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Mixson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Roeton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Frisco
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Goodman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Goodman is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Elba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Wilkinstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Geneva County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
- Malvern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dundee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Slocomb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bellwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Hartford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Scranton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Chancellor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Coffee Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Costilla ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Costilla is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- Black
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Black is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Eunola ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eunola is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
- Geneva
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
- Headland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Newville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Newville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Capps
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Capps is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Oakey Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Abbeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Graball
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Haleburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Haleburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
- Tidwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Parker Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Parker Village is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Village
- Dothan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
- Kinsey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kinsey is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
- Parish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rehobeth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rehobeth is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
- Webb
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Merritts Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Merritts Crossroads is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritts Crossroads
- Cowarts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Keyton's
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Keyton's is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
- Avon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Avon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Barber
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Barber is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
- Tennille
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Tarentum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Brundidge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Holmes County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
- Noma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Esto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Esto is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Jackson County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
- Graceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Campbellton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Newton, see our County-by-County Page for Newton.
Cemeteries Near Newton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newton.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Newton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Newton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
- Newton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- The Newton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Newton City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24991 <2>
- Woodham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Newman Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pinckard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mims Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Corinth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Dean Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Daleville Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (285 more) ...
- Magnolia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvan Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Enon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Newton had a population of 520 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Newton had a population of 1,451 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
- Midland City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Daleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ozark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clayhatchee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Level Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Echo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Echo is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Asbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Asbury is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Tidwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Dillard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dillard is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Headland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- High Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- High Bluff is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bluff
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Arguta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Skipperville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Enterprise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Newton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Newton.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Newton ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newton.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Newton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Newton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Newton.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> of Newton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Newton:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Dale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Coffee County
- Geneva County
- Henry County
- Houston County
- Pike County
- Holmes County
- Jackson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Newton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Newton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |