Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Newton had a population of 1,038 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Newton had a population of 13,224 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
- Startown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Conover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maiden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blackburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Catawba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Catfish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plateau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Penelope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Penelope is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
- Reepsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reepsville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reepsville
- Henry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lincolnton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Monbo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Denver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Petra Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Petra Mills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petra Mills
- Granite Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Orleans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Little River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Stony Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hulls Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crouse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Machpelah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Watts ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Watts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Scotts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Taylorsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sawmills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Connelly Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Newton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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