Welcome to New Town ...
New Town is located in Wilkes County<1>.
New Town is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: New Town lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for New Town: 706 & 762<3>
Communities Also Named New Town ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named New Town: This one is located in Wilkes County and the other is located in Gordon County.
Beyond Georgia, there are 24 communities that are also named New Town - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi (2), New Jersey, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee (3) and Virginia (2).
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.
- Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
- Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
- Carters Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
- Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincolnton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hesters Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
- Lundberg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
- Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
- Daniel Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
- Tignall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crawfordville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Woodville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
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.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Town ...
Looking for more information about New Town? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to New Town, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New Town.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Wilkes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Town - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the New Town area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the New Town area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |