Welcome to Newtown ...

Newtown is located in Scott County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Newtown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

Newtown is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Newtown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Newtown: 502

Communities Also Named Newtown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 68 communities that are also named Newtown - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (5), Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland (5), Massachusetts, Missouri (2), Montana, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York (4), Newfoundland and Labrador (5), Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (5), Pennsylvania (10), South Carolina, Tennessee (3), Virginia (9), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Newtown.

Communities near Newtown ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Newtown.

• Lexington - Fayette
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
  • Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lexington - Fayette
  • From Newtown to Lexington - Fayette
• Georgetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Paris
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Bourbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Paris
  • From Newtown to Paris
• Versailles
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Versailles
  • From Newtown to Versailles
• Cynthiana
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
  • Cynthiana is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cynthiana <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cynthiana
  • From Newtown to Cynthiana
• Midway
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Midway
  • From Newtown to Midway
• Stamping Ground
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamping Ground
  • Stamping Ground is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Stamping Ground
  • From Newtown to Stamping Ground
• Millersburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Bourbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <4>
• Sadieville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sadieville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadieville
  • Sadieville is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
• Corinth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corinth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Corinth is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Corinth
  • From Newtown to Corinth

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 Newtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Newtown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Newtown. 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 Newtown.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Newtown. See our Newspapers Page for Newtown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newtown ...

Looking for more information about Newtown? 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 Newtown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Newtown.

Adding Newtown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Newtown in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Newtown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Newtown post office opened in 1826.

We also found Newtown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Newtown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/