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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 Newtonburg (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 Newtonburg. 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.

Newtonburg is located in Clearfield County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clearfield County: Cameron, Centre, Clinton, Elk, Indiana & Jefferson.

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

  • Clearfield County     (The home county of Newtonburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newtonburg, with the one closest to Newtonburg listed first.
    • Mahaffey
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bower
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Bower is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
    • Curry Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Curry Run is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Run
    • Cherry Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Cherry Corner is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Corner
    • Newburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Newburg is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Troutville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Troutville is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Burnside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Burnside is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • New Washington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • New Washington is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Helvetia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
    • Grampian
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lumber City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Lumber City is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
      • Estimated population in 2015: 75 people
    • Luthersburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Laborde
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Laborde is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laborde
  • Armstrong County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newtonburg, with the one closest to Newtonburg listed first.
    • Barnards
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Barnards is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
    • Dayton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • McWilliams
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • McWilliams is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
    • Eddyville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Eddyville is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
    • Atwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Atwood is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Bryan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Bryan is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
    • Millville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Millville is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
    • Putneyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Putneyville is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putneyville
    • Echo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Echo is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
    • Muff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Muff is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muff
    • Rural Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • South Bethlehem
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • South Bethlehem is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
    • Yatesboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Yatesboro is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesboro
  • Blair County
    • Highland Fling
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Highland Fling is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
  • Cambria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newtonburg, with the one closest to Newtonburg listed first.
    • Garmantown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Garmantown is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garmantown
    • Barnesboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
    • Hastings
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • West Branch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • West Branch is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
    • Northern Cambria
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
    • Spangler
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Spangler is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
    • Thomas Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Thomas Mills is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mills
    • Flinton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Patton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Saint Benedict
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Saint Benedict is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
    • Fallentimber
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Carrolltown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Elmora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Elmora is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
  • Centre County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newtonburg, with the one closest to Newtonburg listed first.
    • New Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • New Town is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Glass City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Glass City is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass City
    • North Philipsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • North Philipsburg is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Philipsburg
    • Philipsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
    • South Philipsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • South Philipsburg is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Philipsburg
  • Clarion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newtonburg, with the one closest to Newtonburg listed first.
    • Hawthorn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Crates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Crates is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crates
    • Fairmont City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • New Bethlehem
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Elk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newtonburg, with the one closest to Newtonburg listed first.
    • Brockport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Challenge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Challenge is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
    • Shawmut
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Shawmut is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
    • Scattertown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Scattertown is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattertown
    • Horton City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Horton City is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton City
    • Kylers Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
    • Byrnedale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Caledonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Caledonia is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Indiana County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newtonburg, with the one closest to Newtonburg listed first.
    • Urey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Urey is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urey
    • Johnsonburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Johnsonburg is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
    • Glen Campbell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hooverhurst
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hooverhurst is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverhurst
    • Rossiter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hillsdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Hillsdale is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
    • Rochester Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Rochester Mills is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Mills
    • Cherry Tree
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Cherry Tree is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Savan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Savan is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savan
    • Marchand
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Marchand is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
    • Uniontown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Uniontown is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Purchase Line
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Purchase Line is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purchase Line
    • Mottarns Mill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Mottarns Mill is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottarns Mill
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newtonburg, with the one closest to Newtonburg listed first.
    • Winslow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Winslow is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
    • Sykesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Albion
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Albion is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
    • Wishaw
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wishaw is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishaw
    • Punxsutawney
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Panic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Panic is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panic
    • Prescottville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Prescottville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescottville
    • Reynoldsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pancoast
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Pancoast is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancoast
    • Oliveburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
    • Valier
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Valier is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
    • Falls Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Fuller
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fuller is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
  • Lawrence County
    • Big Run
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Big Run is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people

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

Cemeteries Near Newtonburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newtonburg.

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

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

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

  • Rock Springs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mahaffey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunderland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Urey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • LaJose Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • McClure Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bowers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cross Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Watts Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • St. Bonaventure Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (177 more) ...
    • Bennett Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Friends Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Woods Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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.<2>

While we didn't find Newtonburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Newtonburg.

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

  • McGees Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • McGees Mills is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGees Mills
  • Sidney
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sidney is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Mahaffey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hillman is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
  • Ostend
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ostend is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostend
  • Bower
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bower is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
  • Curry Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Curry Run is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Run
  • Bells Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bells Landing is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Landing
  • Flora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Flora is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Urey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Urey is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urey
  • Newburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Newburg is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Big Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Run is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Winslow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Winslow is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
    • Troutville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Troutville is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Glen Campbell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Newtonburg ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newtonburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Newtonburg, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Newtonburg.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Newtonburg:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 Newtonburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Newtonburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.