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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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Cache County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cache County: Franklin (ID), Oneida (ID), Box Elder, Rich & Weber.

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:

  • Cache County     (The home county of Newton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
    • Cache
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Cache is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache
    • Cache Junction ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Cache Junction is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Junction
    • Amalga
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Amalga is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
    • Trenton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Morton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Morton is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
    • Clarkston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ballard Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Ballard Junction is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Junction
    • Benson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Benson is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
    • Petersboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Petersboro is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersboro
    • Smithfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Cornish
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Greenville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenville is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Hyde Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Box Elder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
    • Beaverdam
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaverdam is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
    • Wheelon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wheelon is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelon
    • Fielding
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Plymouth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Collinston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Collinston is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinston
    • Riverside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Malad ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Malad is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Malad
    • Portage Old Fort ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Portage Old Fort is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Old Fort
    • Deweyville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Deweyville is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
      • Former names for Deweyville:
      • Dewey Spring
      • Dewey
      • Empey's Spring
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deweyville <1>
    • Crossroads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Crossroads is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Garland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Washakie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Washakie is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washakie
    • Tremonton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rich County
    • Meadowville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Meadowville is located in Rich County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
  • Franklin County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
    • Utida
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Utida is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
    • Weston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Weston is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <1>
    • Franklin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitney is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Dayton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Dayton is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <1>
    • Preston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Preston is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <1>
    • Cherryville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cherryville is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
    • Clifton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Clifton is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <1>
    • Oxford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Oxford is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Oneida County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
    • Woodruff
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodruff is located in Oneida County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
    • Cherry Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cherry Creek is located in Oneida County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
    • Samaria
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Samaria is located in Oneida County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
    • Gwenford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Gwenford is located in Oneida County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwenford
    • Malad City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasantview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasantview is located in Oneida County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview
    • Saint Johns
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Johns is located in Oneida County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Newton had a population of 164 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Newton had a population of 810 people.

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

  • Cache Junction ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cache Junction is located in Cache County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Junction
  • Trenton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Benson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Benson is located in Cache County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
  • Clarkston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Plymouth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Collinston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Collinston is located in Box Elder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinston
  • Smithfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hyde Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mendon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Richmond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lewiston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lewiston is located in Cache County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
    • Former names for Lewiston:
    • Cub Hill
    • Poverty Flat
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <1>
  • Deweyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Deweyville is located in Box Elder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
    • Former names for Deweyville:
    • Dewey Spring
    • Dewey
    • Empey's Spring
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deweyville <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Logan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Logan is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,680 people
      • Former name for Logan:
      • Fort Logan
      • Logan has also been known as:
      • Logan City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <1>
    • Cove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cove is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
    • Anderson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Anderson is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson

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

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Newton, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Newton.

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 professional and volunteer 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Newton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.