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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 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.

Newtown is located in Jefferson County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
      • Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Rob Roy
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rob Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
      • Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
    • Sherrill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherrill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
      • Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Tucker
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
      • Tucker is located in Jefferson County
    • Pastoria
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
      • Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
    • Pine Bluff
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Moscow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Moscow is located in Jefferson County
    • Wright
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
      • Wright is located in Jefferson County
    • Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
      • Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
    • White Hall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
      • White Hall is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,889 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Hall <1>
    • Tamo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamo
      • Tamo is located in Jefferson County
    • Jefferson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
      • Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
    • Stuttgart
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Almyra
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyra
      • Almyra is located in Arkansas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almyra <1>
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
      • Center Grove is located in Grant County
    • Ebb
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ebb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
      • Ebb is located in Grant County
    • Grapevine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grapevine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
      • Grapevine is located in Grant County
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
    • Grady
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Yorktown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
      • Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
    • Varner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
      • Varner is located in Lincoln County
    • Crigler
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler
      • Crigler is located in Lincoln County
    • Meroney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meroney
      • Meroney is located in Lincoln County
    • Star City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Gould
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
      • Gould is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allport
      • Allport is located in Lonoke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Coy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
      • Coy is located in Lonoke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Humnoke
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humnoke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humnoke
      • Humnoke is located in Lonoke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humnoke <1>
    • England
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for England have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England
      • England is located in Lonoke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,659 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for England <1>
    • Seaton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
      • Seaton is located in Lonoke County
    • Keo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keo
      • Keo is located in Lonoke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keo <1>
    • Parkers Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corner
      • Parkers Corner is located in Lonoke County
    • Bayou Meto
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
      • Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
  • Prairie County
    • Ulm
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ulm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm
      • Ulm is located in Prairie County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hensley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley
      • Hensley is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hensley <1>
    • Woodson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
      • Woodson is located in Pulaski County
    • Scott
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wrightsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
      • Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
    • Bingham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
      • Bingham is located in Pulaski County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Newtown, see our County-by-County Page for 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]<3>. 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Philips Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Philips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philips Cemetery
  • Mound Bayou Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mound Bayou Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Bayou Cemetery
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Damascus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Damascus Cemetery
  • Wabbaseka Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottonwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottonwood Cemetery
  • Bryson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryson Cemetery
  • Rice Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery
  • Bloomy Shade Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bloomy Shade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloomy Shade Cemetery
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
  • Continue List   (203 more) ...
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Washington Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Cemetery
    • Prayer Lake Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prayer Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prayer Lake Cemetery

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.<5>

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
    • Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Rob Roy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rob Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
    • Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
  • Lake Dick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Dick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dick
    • Lake Dick is located in Jefferson County
  • Wilkins
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
    • Wilkins is located in Jefferson County
  • Madding
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madding have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding
    • Madding is located in Jefferson County
  • Sherrill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherrill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
    • Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Fairfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Fairfield is located in Jefferson County
  • New Gascony
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Gascony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gascony
    • New Gascony is located in Jefferson County
  • Cornerstone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornerstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
    • Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
  • Richardson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richardson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
    • Richardson is located in Jefferson County
  • Humphrey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lake Farm
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Farm
      • Lake Farm is located in Jefferson County
    • Noble Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
      • Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
    • Pastoria
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
      • Pastoria is located in Jefferson County

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.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Newtown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountyark.com/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Newtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Newtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3340, Longitude: -91.8399       In this case, the coordinates for Newtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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.
<5>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.




 

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