Newtown
Newtown is a hamlet in Rockbridge, Virginia. Newtown is situated nearby to the hamlet West Lexington, as well as near East Lexington.Places of Interest
Highlights include Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery and George C. Marshall Foundation.
Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Zeete, Public domain.
The Oak Grove Cemetery, originally known as the Presbyterian Cemetery, is located on South Main Street in downtown Lexington, Virginia, less than a mile from the campuses of Washington and Lee University and the Virginia Military Institute.
George C. Marshall Foundation
Museum
Photo: Ekem, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The George C. Marshall Foundation in Lexington, Virginia, U.S, was commissioned by President Harry S. Truman in order to preserve the papers of General George C. George C. Marshall Foundation is situated 2 miles northeast of Newtown.
Stonewall Jackson House
Museum
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
The Stonewall Jackson House, located at 8 East Washington Street in the Historic District of Lexington, Virginia, was the residence of Confederate general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson from 1858 to 1861. Stonewall Jackson House is situated 1½ miles northeast of Newtown.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lexington and Mechanicsville.
Lexington
Town
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Lexington is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 7,320. It is the county seat of Rockbridge County, although the two are separate jurisdictions, and is combined with it for statistical purposes by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Lexington is situated 1½ miles northeast of Newtown.
Mechanicsville
Locality
Mechanicsville is an unincorporated community in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States. Mechanicsville is 3 miles southwest of Buena Vista. Mechanicsville is situated 5 miles southeast of Newtown.
Newtown
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Rockbridge, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.77458° or 37° 46′ 29″ northLongitude
-79.46865° or 79° 28′ 7″ westElevation
1,158 feet (353 metres)Open location code
8792QGFJ+RGOpenStreetMap ID
node 158575962OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4776072
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