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 hospitals 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 Madison County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Madison County: Banks, Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Hart, Jackson & Oglethorpe.
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:
- Madison County (The home county of Newtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Carlton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Comer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
- Colbert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harrison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Danielsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Madison Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
- Former name for Madison Springs:
- Alexanderville
- Patterson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Estimated population in 2019: 755 people
- Shiloh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Hull
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ila
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Planter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Winterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Shoals Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Shoals Estates is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shoals Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 74 people
- Lexington Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 228 people
- Athens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
- Riverside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Estimated population in 2016: 35 people
- Jefferson Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
- Pine Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
- Cleveland Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
- Elbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Harper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harper is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Dewy Rose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goss is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Bowman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elberton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Silk Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Silk Mills is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Bowman Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Edinburg is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Royston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Franklin Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cromers
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Canon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Aquilla ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Aquilla is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Carnesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lavonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Parhams
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parhams is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Plainview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Gumlog
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gumlog is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Scull Shoals ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scull Shoals is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Shoals
- Durham Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Durham Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
- Woodville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Daniel Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
- Jacksonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Flat Shoals
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Flat Shoals is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Bowersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hartwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dooleys Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dooleys Ferry is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Maretts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Maretts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
- Cooleys Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cooleys Ferry is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 529 people
- Reed Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Crawfords Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Crawfords Ferry is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 473 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Nicholson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Attica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Commerce
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Arcade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Jefferson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lisbon is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Hesters Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Spartan Lane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Spartan Lane is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartan Lane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,230 people
- Watkinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Estates is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,227 people
- Overlook Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Bishop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
- Eastville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Bogart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Osceola Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Farmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oglethorpe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Veribest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Veribest is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veribest
- Estimated population in 2019: 124 people
- Palmetto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Palmetto is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Crawford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arnoldsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Stephens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Maxeys
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stephens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Martin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Avalon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Avalon is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Taliaferro County
- Carters Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Rayle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Tignall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Washington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abbeville County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Lowndesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Latimer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Latimer is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Monterey ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Monterey is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Lake Secession
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
- Anderson County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Holland Store
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holland Store is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
- Holland Store has also been known as:
- Hollands
- Andersonville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Iva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Iva is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <1>
- Starr
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Price ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Price is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Deans
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deans is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
- Oconee County (SC)
- Fair Play
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
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.
- Powers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Carlton City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moore - Booth Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore - Booth Family Cemetery
- The Moore - Booth Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jack Moore Family Cemetery
- Moore Family Cemetery
- Burroughs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vineyards Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- David Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gholston Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Paul & Lester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (421 more) ...
- Dove Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Collins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hardman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.<3>
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.
- Carlton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Paoli
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paoli is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
- Nickville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nickville is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickville
- Oglesby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oglesby is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
- Comer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Point Peter
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Point Peter is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Peter
- Goss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goss is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Dewy Rose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Cross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sandy Cross is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Bowman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vesta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vesta is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
- Elberton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Danielsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Amandaville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amandaville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amandaville
- Madison Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
- Former name for Madison Springs:
- Alexanderville
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 19 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 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. 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 visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Georgia
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Elbert County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Hart County
- Jackson County
- Lincoln County
- Oconee County
- Oglethorpe County
- Stephens County
- Taliaferro County
- Wilkes County
- Abbeville County
- Anderson County
- Oconee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Newtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |