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Introduction ...
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.
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 New Town (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 New Town. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of New Town is historic, it would have been located within present day Carroll County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carroll County: Benton, Boone, Madison, Newton, Barry (MO), Stone (MO) & Taney (MO).
Below are the counties that are near New Town. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Town:
- Carroll County (The home county of New Town)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Green Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Berryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Denver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Denver is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Urbanette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Urbanette is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanette
- Rudd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rudd is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Metalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Metalton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metalton
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Osage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Osage is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Blue Eye
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blue Eye is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Polo ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Polo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Dryfork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Winona Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Winona Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Springs
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Lost Bridge Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lost Bridge Village is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Bridge Village
- Clantonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clantonville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clantonville
- War Eagle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- War Eagle is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle
- Gateway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Alpena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shaver ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver
- Batavia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Batavia is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Burlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burlington is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Ridgeway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgeway is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Omaha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Myrtle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Myrtle is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Bellefonte
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Bergman
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lowry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lowry is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Boone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boone is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Conway County
- Grandview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Marble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marble is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Kingston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Huntsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hindsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitener
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Witter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Witter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Compton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ponca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Boxley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Jasper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parthenon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Murray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Mossville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Hasty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Western Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Washington County
- Spring Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Barry County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Arrow Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Arrow Point is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Golden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Chain-O-Lakes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chain-O-Lakes is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-O-Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Emerald Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Emerald Beach is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Shell Knob
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hill City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hill City is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Stone County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Blue Eye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lampe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Coney Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Coney Island is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Marmaros
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Marmaros is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaros
- Indian Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kimberling City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Silver Dollar City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Silver Dollar City is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Dollar City
- Branson West
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Branson West is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson West
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Lakeview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Cape Fair
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Reeds Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Taney County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Oasis ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oasis is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Ridgedale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Table Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Table Rock is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Melva ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Melva is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melva
- Branson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hollister
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hollister is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,607 people
- Kirbyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Powersite
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Powersite is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersite
- Bull Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bull Creek is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Cedarcreek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarcreek is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcreek
- Forsyth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Merriam Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Merriam Woods is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Town, see our County-by-County Page for New Town.
Cemeteries Near New Town ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Town.
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 New Town - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Town covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Norris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pickens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rule Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Hills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Snow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (252 more) ...
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Riddle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Briley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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.
While we didn't find New Town in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Town.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Green Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rule
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rule is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
- Coin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Yocum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Yocum is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum
- Carrollton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Berryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maple
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maple is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Denver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Denver is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Osage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Osage is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Shaver ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dryfork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Batavia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Batavia is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Burlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burlington is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Polo ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Polo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Town. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Town.
Newspapers Published in New Town ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Town.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Town, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Town.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 New Town:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Boone County
- Conway County
- Madison County
- Newton County
- Washington County
- Barry County
- Stone County
- Taney County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 New Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Town) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |