Welcome to Newtonville ...
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.
Newtonville would have been located within present day Attala County<2>.
The location of Newtonville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Newtonville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Newtonville is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Newtonville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Newtonville once stood is in the (662) area code.
Communities Also Named Newtonville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Newtonville - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Nova Scotia, Ontario, South Carolina and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Newtonville.
Communities near Newtonville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Newtonville.
- Kosciusko
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosciusko
- Kosciusko is located in Attala County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosciusko <5>
- Weir
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
- Weir is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <5>
- Ethel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- French Camp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Camp
- French Camp is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Camp <5>
- McCool
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- McCool is located in Attala County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Hinze
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Vowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Hesterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Plattsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Possumneck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Possumneck is located in Attala 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 Newtonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Newtonville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Newtonville. 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 Newtonville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Newtonville. See our Newspapers Page for Newtonville.
Adding Newtonville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Newtonville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Newtonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Newtonville post office opened in 1850.
We also found Newtonville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Newtonville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Attala, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Newtonville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |