Welcome to Newtown ...

Newtown is located in Lee County<1>.

Newtown is 2,040 feet [622 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: 276

Communities Also Named Newtown ...

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

• Big Stone Gap
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Big Stone Gap is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Gap
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone Gap <3>
• Norton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Norton is located in Norton City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <3>
• Cumberland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cumberland is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <3>
• Whitesburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Whitesburg is located in Letcher County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesburg <3>
• Pennington Gap
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
• Appalachia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Appalachia is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appalachia <3>
• Jonesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jonesville is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <3>
• Evarts
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Evarts is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evarts
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evarts <3>
• Lynch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lynch is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <3>
• Benham
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Benham is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benham <3>

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.