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Newtown

Ghost town · Surry County, Virginia

Surry quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1919, 1:62,500)
Surry quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1919, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Newtown is a ghost town in Surry County, Virginia. It is one of 3 former communities in Surry County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 36th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Newtown as a historical populated place on the Surry topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 37.1346° N, 76.8183° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSurry
Elevation115 ft
Nearest living townSurry, VA
Distance to it0.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1740144
Coordinates37.13459, -76.81829

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What's there now

Newtown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Surry, VA (population 188), about 0.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 115 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Newtown?

Newtown is in Surry County, Virginia, at 37.1346, -76.8183.

How many ghost towns are in Surry County?

Surry County, Virginia has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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