Welcome to Newtonia ...

Newtonia is located in Wilkinson County<1>.

The location of Newtonia has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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

Area codes for Newtonia: (601) & (769)<4>

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
• Clinton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
• Centreville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
  • Centreville is located in Wilkinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centreville <5>
• Woodville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Woodville is located in Wilkinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <5>
• Gloster
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloster
  • Gloster is located in Amite County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloster <5>
• Wilson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <5>
• Norwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <5>
• Crosby
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
  • Crosby is located in Amite County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosby <5>
• Turnbull
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnbull have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
  • Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County
• Whitaker
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitaker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
  • Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County

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 for Newtonia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Newtonia post office opened in 1853.

We also found Newtonia on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Newtonia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Newtonia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/