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 Newtown (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 Newtown. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Newtown is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Arkansas, Cleveland, Grant, Lincoln, Lonoke & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Newtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Newtown:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Newtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Altheimer
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wabbaseka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Rob Roy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Sherrill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Madding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Madding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding
- Cornerstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
- Richardson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richardson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Tucker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Noble Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
- Pastoria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Pine Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moscow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Moscow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Wright
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wright is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Arkansas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Humphrey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bayou Meto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Stuttgart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parham ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Parham is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham
- Almyra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- De Witt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gillett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Center Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Center Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
- Ebb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ebb is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Grapevine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Ico ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Sarassa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
- Grady
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Varner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Varner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
- Crigler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Crigler is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler
- Meroney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Meroney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meroney
- Star City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Palmyra
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Palmyra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Gould
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gould is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- South Bend ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Allport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Allport is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Coy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coy is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Humnoke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- England
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seaton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Seaton is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Keo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cobbs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cobbs is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Parkers Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Parkers Corner is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corner
- Bayou Meto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Prairie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Fairmount
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Ulm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ulm is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Hensley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Woodson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
- Scott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
- Bingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bingham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Newtown, see our County-by-County Page for Newtown.
Cemeteries Near Newtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newtown.
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 Newtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Newtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Philips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mound Bayou Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Flat Bayou Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Turrentine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wabbaseka Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bryson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bloomy Shade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (203 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Washington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Prayer Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Newtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Newtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Altheimer
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wabbaseka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Rob Roy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Lake Dick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lake Dick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dick
- Wilkins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkins is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Madding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Madding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding
- Sherrill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Fairfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- New Gascony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Gascony is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gascony
- Cornerstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
- Richardson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richardson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Humphrey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lake Farm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Farm is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Farm
- Noble Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
- Pastoria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Newtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Newtown.
Newspapers Published in Newtown ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Newtown, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Newtown.
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 helpful 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 Newtown:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arkansas County
- Grant County
- Lincoln County
- Lonoke County
- Prairie County
- Pulaski County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Newtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Newtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |