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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Newtonville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Newtonville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Newtonville, 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 Newtonville (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 Newtonville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Newtonville is historic, it would have been located within present day Attala County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Attala County: Carroll, Choctaw, Holmes, Leake, Madison, Montgomery, Neshoba, Winston & Yazoo.

Below are the counties that are near Newtonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Newtonville:

  • Attala County     (The home county of Newtonville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newtonville, with the one closest to Newtonville listed first.
    • Gregory ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Gregory is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Ethel
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ethel is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
    • McCool
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • McCool is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Kosciusko
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Langley ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Langley is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
    • Hesterville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hesterville is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
    • Rocky Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Rocky Point is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
    • Zemuly
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Zemuly is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
    • Possumneck
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Possumneck is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
    • Auris ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Auris is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
    • Sallis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Newport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Newport is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Carroll County
    • Vaiden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newtonville, with the one closest to Newtonville listed first.
    • French Camp
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Weir
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Weir is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <2>
    • Ackerman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bankston ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Bankston is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
    • Williams
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Williams is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
    • Reform
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Reform is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
  • Holmes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newtonville, with the one closest to Newtonville listed first.
    • West
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Durant
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Goodman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Leake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newtonville, with the one closest to Newtonville listed first.
    • Coosa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Coosa is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
    • Redwater
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Redwater is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
    • Carthage
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Saint Ann
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
    • Standing Pine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Standing Pine is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
    • High Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • High Hill is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newtonville, with the one closest to Newtonville listed first.
    • Sibleyton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Sibleyton is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyton
      • Sibleyton has also been known as:
      • Sibleton
    • Kilmichael
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
  • Neshoba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newtonville, with the one closest to Newtonville listed first.
    • Pearl River
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
    • Laurel Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • Hope
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Hope is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Dowdville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
    • Philadelphia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dixon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dixon is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Ocobla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
  • Oktibbeha County
    • Sturgis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Winston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newtonville, with the one closest to Newtonville listed first.
    • Hinze
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Hinze is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
    • Vowell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Vowell is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
    • Plattsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Plattsburg is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
    • Noxapater
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Louisville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Newtonville, see our County-by-County Page for Newtonville.

Cemeteries Near Newtonville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newtonville.

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 Newtonville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Newtonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Newtonville, with the one closest to Newtonville listed first.

  • Providence Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Tabernacle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Carson Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Breazeale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Doty Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (425 more) ...
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hannah Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mt. Leviton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

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.

Newtonville itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Newtonville, with the one closest to Newtonville listed first.

  • Ethel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ethel is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
  • Smyrna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Smyrna is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Rural Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rural Hill is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
  • Vowell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Vowell is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
  • Hinze
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hinze is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
  • Rome
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Rome is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • McCool
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • McCool is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Kosciusko
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Marydell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Marydell is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
  • Alice
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Alice is located in Neshoba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
  • Renfroe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Renfroe is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfroe
  • McVille
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • McVille is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Coosa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Coosa is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
    • Plattsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Plattsburg is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
    • Weir
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Weir is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Newtonville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Newtonville.

Newspapers Published in Newtonville ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newtonville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Newtonville, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Newtonville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Newtonville:

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 Newtonville, 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Newtonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.