Our Genealogy Helper
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 Newtown (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 Newtown. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Newtown is located in Scott County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Scott County: McCreary (KY), Anderson, Campbell, Fentress, Morgan & Pickett.
Below are the counties that are near Newtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Newtown:
- Scott County (The home county of Newtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Winona
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Winona is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Huntsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Straight Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Straight Fork is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Fork
- Norma
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Norma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
- Helenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New River
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Montgomery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Hughett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Oneida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Verdun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Verdun is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdun
- West Oneida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Oneida is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneida
- Robbins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smoky Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smoky Junction is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Junction
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Rocky Top
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Top is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Top
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Former names for Rocky Top:
- Coal Creek
- Lake City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Top <1>
- Fraterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Oliver Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Leinarts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Norris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
- Bethel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Robertsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Peak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Panther ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Stanfill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stanfill is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfill
- Elk Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Valley is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
- Silica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silica is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
- Caryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shea is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shea
- Jacksboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- LaFollette
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- LaFollette is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
- LaFollette has also been known as:
- Big Creek Gap
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <1>
- Pine Crest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
- Demory
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Demory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demory
- Habersham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Habersham is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habersham
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Jellico
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fincastle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Clairfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Clairfield is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairfield
- Hamlin Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Town
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Gernt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Armathwaite
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Allardt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Jamestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pall Mall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Mill Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Mahan Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mahan Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Village
- Sunbright
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burrville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Annadel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Petros
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Petros is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
- Population from the 2010 Census: 583 people
- Glades
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Wartburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Deer Lodge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Lancing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lavender
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Tupper Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tupper Town is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupper Town
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Kelley Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Bazel Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Dyllis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dyllis is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- McCreary County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Strunk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Pine Knot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Revelo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Smith Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Stearns
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Whitley City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Marshes Siding
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Wiborg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Wayne County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Parmleysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Mount Pisgah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Ritner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Whitley County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Ayers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ayers is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Red Ash
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Red Ash is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Lot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lot is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
- Saxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saxton is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Pleasant View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Emlyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Emlyn is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Packard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Packard is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Williamsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nevisdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nevisdale is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
- Verne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Verne is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Newtown, see our County-by-County Page for Newtown.
Cemeteries Near Newtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newtown.
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 Newtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Newtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Strunk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Day Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Strunk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Newport Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oscar Jeffers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Winona Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chambers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Vanderpool Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sexton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Biard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Annadell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadell Cemetery
- The Annadell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Annadell Community Cemetery
- New Annadell Cemetery
- Continue List (868 more) ...
- Botts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Byrd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Buttram Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
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 Newtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Newtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Newtown, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Huntsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jeffers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffers is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
- New River
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Norma
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Norma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
- Bowl ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowl is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowl
- Doctors ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Doctors is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctors
- Helenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hughett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Pioneer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oneida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Robbins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Buckeye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Buckeye is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Winfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elgin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- Glenmary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Newtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Newtown.
Newspapers Published in Newtown ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Newtown, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Newtown.
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 helpful 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 Newtown:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Scott County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Campbell County
- Claiborne County
- Fentress County
- Morgan County
- Roane County
- Union County
- McCreary County
- Wayne County
- Whitley County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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 Newtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Newtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |