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 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.
Newtown is located in Charles County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Charles County: Calvert, Prince George's, Saint Mary's, Fairfax (VA), King George (VA), Prince William (VA), Stafford (VA) & Westmoreland (VA).
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:
- Charles County (The home county of Newtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- La Plata
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bel Alton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Faulkner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Port Tobacco Riviera
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Port Tobacco Riviera is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Riviera
- Port Tobacco Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Port Tobacco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- White Plains Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- White Plains Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains Village
- Lyons Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons Corner is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corner
- Mount Air
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Air is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Air
- White Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bryantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McConchie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McConchie is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConchie
- Huntington Townhouses
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Pindell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Jewell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Friendship
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairhaven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Tracys Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Baywalker Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Greenock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Deale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lothian
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Churchton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West River is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West River
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Abington Shores
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Abington Shores is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Shores
- Buena Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Adelina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Adelina is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelina
- Barstow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Barstow is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
- Bowens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bowens is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens
- Academy Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Academy Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
- Lower Marlboro Towne
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro Towne
- Battle ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Battle is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Calvert Towne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Calvert Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Towne
- Hellen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hellen is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
- Prince Frederick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Huntingtown Town Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Huntingtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Accokeek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Aquasco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Cedarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Horsehead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Orme
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Cedarhaven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Eagle Harbor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Brandywine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Blandford Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Blandford Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford Village
- Fort Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Thrift
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Charlotte Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Budds Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
- Mechanicsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chaptico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Helen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Hurry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
- Morganza
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- Blakistone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blakistone is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakistone
- Bushwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clements
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loveville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Summerseat Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Alexandria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Chinquapin Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Oakcrest
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Warwick Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Arlandria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Arlington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Arlington Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Arlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Brandon Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Buckingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Cherrydale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Colonial Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Garden City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Riverwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Williamsburg Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Caroline County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Port Royal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moss Neck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Olney Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Samuels Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Essex County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Layton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Layton is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Loretto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Loretto is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Fairfax City (VA)
- Fairfax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Fort Hunt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
- Hybla Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
- Mount Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Groveton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Groveton is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Pohick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pohick is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pohick
- Belle Haven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Lorton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Huntington is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Penn Daw Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
- Newington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Occoquan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Burgundy Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
- Falls Church City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Falls Church
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Falls Church
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Offutt Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- King George County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Hooes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Dahlgren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ninde
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ninde is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Hampstead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hampstead is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Alden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alden is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Ambar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ambar is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Somerset Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Weedonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Weedonville is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Edgehill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Edgehill is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Arnolds Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- Fairview Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- King George
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Prince William County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Quantico
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Woodbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chamberlain Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Marumsco Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
- Georgetown Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Agnewville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnewville
- Dumfries
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dumfries is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <1>
- Triangle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dale City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montclair
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lake Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Minnieville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
- Joplin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Joplin is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Stafford County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Willamsburg on the Potomac
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Loy Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Loy Landing is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Landing
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Woodlanding Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
- Aquia Harbour
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Aquia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Canterbury Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Stafford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- King James Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- North Potomac
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Potomac is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Meadowood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Falmouth Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- Grafton Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- Westmoreland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Colonial Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Monroe Hall
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
- Nash Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Oak Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Potomac Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Baynesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Bryant Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Chiltons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Leedstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Montross
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hinnom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
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.
- Mt. Rest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Port Tabacco Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Piney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Catherine of Alexandria Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Katherines Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (286 more) ...
- Good Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- John Wesley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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.
- Dentsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dentsville is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentsville
- La Plata
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Springhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Springhill is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Bel Alton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Faulkner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Port Tobacco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Allens Fresh
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Allens Fresh is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Fresh
- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Wicomico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wicomico is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicomico
- Bryantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McConchie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McConchie is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConchie
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- Popes Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Popes Creek is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Creek
- Pomfret
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 11 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 8 miles [12.9 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 like to start with 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 Maryland
- Pages specific to Charles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Prince George's County
- Saint Mary's County
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Caroline County
- Essex County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- King George County
- Prince William County
- Stafford County
- Westmoreland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
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' 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'. |