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Introduction ...

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 Newton (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 Newton. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Newton is located in Sussex County and is the County Seat.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sussex County: Morris, Passaic, Warren, Orange (NY), Monroe (PA) & Pike (PA).

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

  • Sussex County     (The home county of Newton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
    • Washingtonville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washingtonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
      • Washingtonville is located in Sussex County
    • Balesville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balesville
      • Balesville is located in Sussex County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Balesville
      • From Newton to Balesville
    • Swartswood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Brighton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Augusta
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ross Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Mohawk
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mohawk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohawk
      • Lake Mohawk is located in Sussex County
    • Middleville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middleville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville
      • Middleville is located in Sussex County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Middleville
      • From Newton to Middleville
    • Sparta
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Crandon Lakes
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Armstrong
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tranquility
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bergen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
    • Campgaw
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Campgaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campgaw
      • Campgaw is located in Bergen County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Campgaw
      • From Newton to Campgaw
    • Ackermans Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Wyckoff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
    • Fairfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Essex County
    • West Caldwell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Caldwell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Borough of Essex Fells
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borough of Essex Fells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Essex Fells
      • Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
    • Essex Fells
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex Fells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Fells
      • Essex Fells is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
    • Livingston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
    • Meadow Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
      • Meadow Village is located in Essex County
  • Hunterdon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
    • Farmersville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Califon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Pottersville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Hoffmans
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • New Hampton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Hampton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
      • New Hampton is located in Hunterdon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to New Hampton
      • From Newton to New Hampton
    • Readingsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Annandale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annandale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annandale
      • Annandale is located in Hunterdon County
    • Clinton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Whitehouse Station
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Station
      • Whitehouse Station is located in Hunterdon County
    • Whitehouse
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • West Portal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Portal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portal
      • West Portal is located in Hunterdon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to West Portal
      • From Newton to West Portal
  • Morris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
    • Woodport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Weldon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weldon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
      • Weldon is located in Morris County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Weldon
      • From Newton to Weldon
    • Hurdtown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hurdtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdtown
      • Hurdtown is located in Morris County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hurdtown
      • From Newton to Hurdtown
    • Budd Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Lake Telemark
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mine Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mine Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Hill
      • Mine Hill is located in Morris County
    • Succasunna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dover
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Morris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
    • Hibernia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • White Meadow Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Meadow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Meadow Lake
      • White Meadow Lake is located in Morris County
    • Newfoundland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Millbrook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Passaic County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
    • Macopin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • West Milford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
      • West Milford is located in Passaic County
    • Haskell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Wayne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Preakness
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Singac
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Singac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singac
      • Singac is located in Passaic County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Singac
      • From Newton to Singac
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
    • Gladstone
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Bedminster
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedminster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedminster
      • Bedminster is located in Somerset County
  • Warren County
  • Orange County (NY)
  • Rockland County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
    • Hillburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillburn
      • Hillburn is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillburn <3>
    • Sloatsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sloatsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloatsburg
      • Sloatsburg is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,089 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sloatsburg <3>
  • Sullivan County (NY)
  • Monroe County (PA)
  • Northampton County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
    • Portland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Slateford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • East Bangor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
      • East Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
    • Richmond
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richmond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Northampton County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Richmond
      • From Newton to Richmond
    • Bangor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
      • Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <3>
    • New Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
      • New Village is located in Northampton County (PA)
    • Roseto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseto
      • Roseto is located in Northampton County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseto <3>
    • Pen Argyl
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pike County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
    • Delaware
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
      • Delaware is located in Pike County (PA)
    • Egypt Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Egypt Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
      • Egypt Mills is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Egypt Mills
      • From Newton to Egypt Mills
    • Conashaugh
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Conashaugh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
      • Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Conashaugh
      • From Newton to Conashaugh
    • Milford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Matamoras
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matamoras have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
      • Matamoras is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matamoras <3>
    • Millrift
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Lords Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Parkers Glen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkers Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
      • Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)
    • Blooming Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Newton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newton.

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

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

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

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Newton had a population of 2,678 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Newton had a population of 7,977 people.

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

  • Halsey
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halsey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsey
    • Halsey is located in Sussex County
  • Washingtonville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washingtonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
    • Washingtonville is located in Sussex County
  • Fredon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredon
    • Fredon is located in Sussex County
  • Branchville Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville Junction
    • Branchville Junction is located in Sussex County
  • Balesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balesville
    • Balesville is located in Sussex County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Balesville
    • From Newton to Balesville
  • Sparta Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta Junction
    • Sparta Junction is located in Sussex County
  • Lafayette
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
    • Lafayette is located in Sussex County
  • Swartswood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Huntsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
    • Huntsburg is located in Sussex County
  • Huntsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
    • Huntsville is located in Sussex County
  • Woodruffs Gap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodruffs Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruffs Gap
    • Woodruffs Gap is located in Sussex County
  • Northrup
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northrup have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northrup
    • Northrup is located in Sussex County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Augusta
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Middleville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middleville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville
      • Middleville is located in Sussex County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Middleville
      • From Newton to Middleville
    • Stillwater
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
      • Stillwater is located in Sussex County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Newton ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Newton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Newton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Newton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5> of Newton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Newton:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Newton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Newton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0552, Longitude: -74.7551    
<6>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.