Welcome to Newtown ...
So far, we found very little information about Newtown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Newtown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Newtown, please Contact Us.
Newtown would have been located within present day Surry County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Newtown is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Newtown was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Newtown was located: 757 & 948<4>
Communities Also Named Newtown ...
While we believe that this Newtown is located in Surry County, we know of another 8 Virginia communities named Newtown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Albemarle, Greene, King and Queen, Lancaster, Lee, Portsmouth City, Rockbridge and Rockingham 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.
- Newport News
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport News
- Newport News is located in Newport News City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179,062 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport News <5>
- Williamsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Williamsburg is located in Williamsburg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <5>
- Smithfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Smithfield is located in Isle of Wight County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <5>
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Sussex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <5>
- Wakefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Wakefield is located in Sussex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 805 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <5>
- Claremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Ivor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivor
- Ivor is located in Southampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivor <5>
- Dendron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Dendron is located in Surry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dendron <5>
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in James City County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <5>
- Itata
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Surry County: www.co.surry.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Surry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Newtown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 757 code has been Overlayed with the 948 area code. New phone numbers in the Newtown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Newtown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |