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Welcome to West Newton ...

West Newton is located in Wabasha County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Newton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.

A typical abbreviation for West Newton: W. Newton

West Newton is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: West Newton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named West Newton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Minnesota communities named West Newton: This one is located in Wabasha County and the other is located in Nicollet County.

Beyond Minnesota, there are 5 communities that are also named West Newton - they are located in Indiana, Massachusetts, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near West Newton ...

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

  • Winona
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Goodview
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Goodview is located in Winona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
  • Plainview
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Arcadia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Arcadia is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
  • Wabasha
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewiston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Elgin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Elgin is located in Wabasha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <3>
  • Buffalo City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Buffalo City is located in Buffalo County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
  • Buffalo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Buffalo is located in Buffalo County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Fountain City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fountain City is located in Buffalo County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Newton ...

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

Adding West Newton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Newton 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 (so far) for West Newton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the West Newton post office opened in 1856. The West Newton post office closed in 1859.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Newton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Wabasha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Newton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/