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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 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Newton is located in Baker County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Baker County: Calhoun, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Miller & Mitchell.

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:

  • Baker County     (The home county of Newton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
    • Hawkinstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawkinstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinstown
      • Hawkinstown is located in Baker County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,270 people
    • Mimsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mimsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
      • Mimsville is located in Baker County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mimsville
      • From Newton to Mimsville
    • Anna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
      • Anna is located in Baker County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Anna
      • From Newton to Anna
    • Milford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lamar ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lamar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Baker County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lamar
      • From Newton to Lamar
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
    • Holt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
      • Holt is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Holt
      • From Newton to Holt
    • Leary
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
      • Leary is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leary <3>
    • Williamsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Morgan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Arlington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Edison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Colquitt County
  • Decatur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
    • Vada
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Climax
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Dougherty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
    • Putney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Colonial Place
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Place
      • Colonial Place is located in Dougherty County
    • West Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town
      • West Town is located in Dougherty County
    • Lake Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
      • Lake Park is located in Dougherty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,207 people
    • Albany
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Eugemar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eugemar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugemar
      • Eugemar is located in Dougherty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,367 people
    • Relswood Terrace
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Relswood Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relswood Terrace
      • Relswood Terrace is located in Dougherty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,079 people
    • Dawson Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Heights
      • Dawson Heights is located in Dougherty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,246 people
    • Colonial Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
      • Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
    • Eleanor Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
      • Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
    • Elon Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon Village
      • Elon Village is located in Dougherty County
    • Hinds
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
      • Hinds is located in Dougherty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
  • Early County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
    • Douglass Crossroads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglass Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
      • Douglass Crossroads is located in Early County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,992 people
    • Douglasville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Damascus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Hentown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hentown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
      • Hentown is located in Early County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
    • Bancroft
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Early County
  • Grady County
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
    • Palmyra
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palmyra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Palmyra is located in Lee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Palmyra
      • From Newton to Palmyra
    • Leesburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Miller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
    • Boykin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Colquitt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Floydtown ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Floydtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydtown
      • Floydtown is located in Miller County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Floydtown
      • From Newton to Floydtown
  • Mitchell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
    • Greenwood ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Mitchell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Greenwood
      • From Newton to Greenwood
    • Flint
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Camilla
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Baconton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • De Witt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for De Witt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
      • De Witt is located in Mitchell County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to De Witt
      • From Newton to De Witt
    • Greenough
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
      • Greenough is located in Mitchell County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,304 people
    • Pebble City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Pelham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sale City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sale City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sale City
      • Sale City is located in Mitchell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sale City <3>
    • Cotton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Randolph County
    • Five Points
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Five Points. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Five Points is located in Randolph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Five Points
      • From Newton to Five Points
  • Terrell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
    • Clarks Mill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mill
      • Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,637 people
    • Herod
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herod have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
      • Herod is located in Terrell County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,384 people
    • Sasser
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sasser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sasser
      • Sasser is located in Terrell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sasser <3>
  • Thomas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
    • Meigs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hansell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hansell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansell
      • Hansell is located in Thomas County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,534 people
    • Ochlocknee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochlocknee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochlocknee
      • Ochlocknee is located in Thomas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ochlocknee <3>
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
    • Bridgeboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Liberty Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • East Dougherty
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Dougherty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
      • East Dougherty is located in Worth County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
    • Alfords
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfords have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfords
      • Alfords is located in Worth County
    • Anderson City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
      • Anderson City is located in Worth County

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.

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 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.

  • Trinity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tarva Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tarva Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tarva Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • China Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the China Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the China Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clifton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clifton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clifton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hard Up Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hard Up Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hard Up Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whitehill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitehill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitehill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Davis Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (179 more) ...

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Newton had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Newton had a population of 558 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.

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 26 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 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> of Newton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Newton:

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

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Newton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Newton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3185, Longitude: -84.3394    
<5>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.
<6>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.




 

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