Welcome to Newtonia ...
Newtonia is located in Wilkinson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Newtonia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1853.
Newtonia is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Newtonia lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Newtonia: 601 & 769<3>
Communities Also Named Newtonia ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Newtonia - it's located in Missouri.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Newtonia.
Communities near Newtonia ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Newtonia.
- Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
- Centreville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gloster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <4>
- Norwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <4>
- Crosby
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Turnbull
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Whitaker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
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 Newtonia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Newtonia.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Newtonia. 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 Newtonia.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Newtonia. See our Newspapers Page for Newtonia.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newtonia ...
Looking for more information about Newtonia? 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 Newtonia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Newtonia.
Adding Newtonia to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Newtonia 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 Newtonia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Newtonia post office opened in 1853. The Newtonia post office closed in 1911.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Newtonia.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Wilkinson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Newtonia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Newtonia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Newtonia area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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/ |