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Welcome to Newtown ...

Newtown is located in Greene County<1>.

Newtown is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Newtown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Newtown: 434

Communities Also Named Newtown ...

While we believe that this Newtown is located in Greene County, we know of another 8 Virginia communities named Newtown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Albemarle, King and Queen, Lancaster, Lee, Portsmouth City, Rockbridge, Rockingham and Surry County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 68 communities that are also named Newtown - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (5), Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland (5), Massachusetts, Missouri (2), Montana, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York (4), Newfoundland and Labrador (5), Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (5), Pennsylvania (10), South Carolina, Tennessee (3), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Newtown.

Communities near Newtown ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Newtown.

  • Charlottesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Elkton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <3>
  • Gordonsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Stanardsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Madison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Burnley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Burnley is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
  • Advance Mills Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
  • Barboursville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Advance Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
    • Advance Mills has also been known as:
    • Fray's Mills

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Newtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Newtown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Newtown. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Newtown.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Newtown. See our Newspapers Page for Newtown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newtown ...

Looking for more information about Newtown? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Newtown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Newtown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Newtown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.