Do you know of Newtown ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Newtown. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Newtown.
We found mention of Newtown as a post office (see Mentions and References below), but can't determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Hinds County, Mississippi.
It's common that the post office is named the same as the community in which it's located (although that's not always case). In this case, we can't match this post office to any of the existing communities in our gazetteer.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1834 and closed in 1858.
This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.
Communities Also Named Newtown ...
We found 63 communities that share the name Newtown.
Within Mississippi, the name Newtown is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another 63 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 63 communities, 60 are located in the United States and nine are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Jefferson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Newtown [Jefferson County].
- California
- El Dorado County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Newtown [El Dorado County].
- Mariposa County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Newtown [Mariposa County].
- Nevada County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Newtown [Nevada County].
- Shasta County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Newtown [Shasta County].
- Solano County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Newtown [Solano County].
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Adams County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Newtown [Adams County].
- Vermilion County
- Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Newtown [Vermilion County].
- Indiana
- Fountain County
- Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Newtown [Fountain County].
- Iowa
- Pottawattamie County
- Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Newtown [Pottawattamie County].
- Kentucky
- Scott County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Newtown [Scott County].
- Maine
- York County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Newtown [York County].
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Newtown [Calvert County].
- Charles County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Newtown [Charles County].
- Kent County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Newtown [Kent County].
- Saint Mary's County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Newtown [Saint Mary's County].
- Talbot County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Newtown [Talbot County].
- Massachusetts
- Barnstable County
- Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Newtown [Barnstable County].
- Missouri
- Montana
- Blaine County
- Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Newtown [Blaine County].
- New Brunswick
- Please visit our profile page for the New Brunswick community of Newtown.
- New Jersey
- Middlesex County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Newtown [Middlesex County].
- New York
- Erie County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Newtown [Erie County].
- Queens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Newtown [Queens County].
- Saratoga County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Newtown [Saratoga County].
- Suffolk County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Newtown [Suffolk County].
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Please visit our profile page for the Newfoundland and Labrador community of Newtown.
- Nova Scotia
- Ohio
- Clermont County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Newtown [Clermont County].
- Hamilton County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Newtown [Hamilton County].
- Harrison County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Newtown [Harrison County].
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Newtown [Jefferson County].
- Tuscarawas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Newtown [Tuscarawas County].
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Newtown [Allegheny County].
- Bucks County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Newtown [Bucks County].
- Cambria County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Newtown [Cambria County].
- Clearfield County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Newtown [Clearfield County].
- Greene County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Newtown [Greene County].
- Lancaster County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Newtown [Lancaster County].
- Lehigh County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Newtown [Lehigh County].
- Luzerne County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Newtown [Luzerne County].
- McKean County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Newtown [McKean County].
- Schuylkill County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Newtown [Schuylkill County].
- South Carolina
- Dillon County
- Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Newtown [Dillon County].
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Newtown [Albemarle County].
- Greene County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Newtown [Greene County].
- King and Queen County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Newtown [King and Queen County].
- Lancaster County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Newtown [Lancaster County].
- Lee County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Newtown [Lee County].
- Portsmouth City
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Newtown [Portsmouth City].
- Rockbridge County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Newtown [Rockbridge County].
- Rockingham County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Newtown [Rockingham County].
- Surry County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Newtown [Surry County].
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Newtown ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Newtown:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>
Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers
U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers
More Orphans in Hinds County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Hinds County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Newtown could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |