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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Newtown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Newtown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Newtown, please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Newtown is historic, it would have been located within present day Saint Mary's 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 Saint Mary's County: Calvert & Charles.
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:
- Saint Mary's County (The home county of Newtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Compton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Compton is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Breton Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
- Abell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coltons Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Avenue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Leonardtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Milestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milestown is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
- Clements
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bushwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blakistone
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blakistone is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakistone
- Hurry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
- Loveville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Solomons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Battle ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Battle is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Broomes Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coster is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Cove View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Dowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hellen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hellen is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
- Mackall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
- Drum Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Olivet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Wallville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wallville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Adelina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Adelina is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelina
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Cobb Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rock Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Mount Victoria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Morgantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morgantown is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Newburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benedict
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Independence Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Hughesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Faulkner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bel Alton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Air
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Air is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Air
- Bryantown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Fishing Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Taylors Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Lakesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Cedarhaven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Eagle Harbor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Aquasco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Orme
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Horsehead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Westwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Cedarville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Caroline County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Port Royal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Central Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Samuels Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Layton is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Loretto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Loretto is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Occupacia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Tappahannock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lloyds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Dunnsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Beazley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beazley is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Dunbrooke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Bowlers Wharf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- King George County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Dahlgren
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ninde
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ninde is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Alden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Alden is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Hooes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Shiloh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Edgehill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Edgehill is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Hampstead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hampstead is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Weedonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Weedonville is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Ambar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ambar is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- King George
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Port Conway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Port Conway is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Somerset Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Northumberland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Morrisons Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Lodge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Bundick
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Coan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Rainswood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Heathsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lara
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
- Richmond County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Newland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newland is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Tallent Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Rich Neck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Warsaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Naylors
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Emmerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Farnham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Simons Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Downings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Downings is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Westmoreland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Bryant Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Hinnom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Chiltons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Machodoc
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Baynesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Montross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Potomac Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Colonial Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Griffiths Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Nomini Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Kinsale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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.
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- All Saints Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Our Ladys Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New St. Aloysius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Charles Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old St. Aloysius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary's Queen of Peace Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph's Parish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (139 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood Church of the Nazarene Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Galilee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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.
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.
- Compton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Compton is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Oakley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Leonardtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Milestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milestown is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
- River Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- River Springs is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Springs
- Loveville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Rock Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Coles Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chaptico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Morganza
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- Hollywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Oakville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chiltons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Valley Lee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- California
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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 8 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 4 miles [6.4 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 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 Saint Mary's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Dorchester County
- Prince George's County
- Caroline County
- Essex County
- King George County
- Northumberland County
- Richmond County
- Westmoreland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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'. |