Nearest Communities to Newtown,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Newtown, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Newtown:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Newtown is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Pottawattamie County.
The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pottawattamie County: Cass, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Shelby, Douglas (NE), Sarpy (NE) & Washington (NE).
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 105 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Newtown. Of these communities, 74 are located in counties other than Pottawattamie County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Newtown (which is Pottawattamie County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Newtown
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Pottawattamie County (where Newtown resides)
- County Website: https://www.pottcounty-ia.gov/
- County Seat for Pottawattamie: Council Bluffs
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Newtown ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Newtown.
- Avoca
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <4>
- Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
- Hancock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Walnut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Iola ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Iola is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Minden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- York Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- York Center is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Center
- Neola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Taylor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Bentley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bentley is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Peter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peter is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter
- Macedonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Underwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- McClelland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kemling ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kemling is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemling
- Quick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quick is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Treynor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Weston is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Pigeon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pigeon is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Gilliatt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gilliatt is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliatt
- Chautauqua
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Dumfries
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Crescent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Honey Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Loveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Ascot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ascot is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ascot
- Clara
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clara is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Grable
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grable is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grable
- Council Bluffs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Audubon County
- County Website: https://www.auduboncountyia.gov/
- County Seat for Audubon: Audubon
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Newtown ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Newtown.
- Kimballton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Brayton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oakfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oakfield is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Fiscus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fiscus is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscus
- Sharon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Exira
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlin is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Audubon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nishna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nishna is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nishna
- Ross
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ross is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Cass County
- County Website: https://www.casscountyia.gov/
- County Seat for Cass: Atlantic
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Newtown ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Newtown.
- Marne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Indiantown ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Indiantown is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Lewis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Atlantic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sycamore Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sycamore Village is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Village
- Griswold
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Grove City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Grove City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Lorah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lorah is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorah
- Wiota
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lyman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lyman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Norway Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Norway Center is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Center
- Cumberland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Anita
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Crawford County
- County Website: https://www.crawfordcounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Crawford: Denison
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Newtown ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Newtown.
- Astor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Astor is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Manilla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harrison County
- County Website: https://harrisoncounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Harrison: Logan
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Newtown ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Newtown.
- Magill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Magill is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magill
- Yorkshire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Persia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Union Burg ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Union Burg is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Burg
- Crisp
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crisp is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
- Hard Scratch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hard Scratch is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Scratch
- Beebeetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Beebeetown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebeetown
- Logan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Orton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Orton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orton
- Willett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willett is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willett
- Woodbine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Euclid
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Euclid is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
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- Baird
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baird is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Findley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Findley is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley
- Missouri Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dunlap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mills County
- County Website: https://www.millscountyiowa.gov/
- County Seat for Mills: Glenwood
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Newtown ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Newtown.
- Henderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mineola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Emerson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hastings
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hastings is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Montgomery County
- County Website: https://www.montgomerycountyia.gov/
- County Seat for Montgomery: Red Oak
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Newtown ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Newtown.
- Elliott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wales
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wales is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Stennett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stennett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stennett
- Grant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Biddick ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Biddick is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddick
- Frankfort ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Frankfort is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- McPherson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- McPherson is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
- Red Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wallin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wallin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallin
- Shelby County
- County Website: https://shelbycounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Shelby: Harlan
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Newtown ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Newtown.
- Shelby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Corley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Corley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Tennant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tennant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Rorbeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rorbeck is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rorbeck
- Harlan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jacksonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Portsmouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Horn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westphalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Kirkman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kirkman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Panama
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Poplar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
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- Red Line
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Line is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Line
- Earling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Earling is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Irwin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Defiance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Defiance is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Manteno
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Manteno is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteno
- Botna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Botna is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botna
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Newtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.
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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.
Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |