Newtown
Newtown is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. It lies at an elevation of 2113 feet. Newtown is located 4.5 miles west of Nevada City. Newtown was settled in 1850, but never grew very large; its 1855 population was 53.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Nevada County, California
- Also known as: “Newton”, “Newtown, CA”, “Newtown, Nevada County, California”, “Sailor Flat”, and “Sailors Flat”
Places of Interest
Highlights include John Woolman School.
John Woolman School
Building
John Woolman School was a private boarding Quaker high school founded in 1963 in Nevada City, California. It operated full-time until 2001, when it closed because of financial difficulties.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rough and Ready and Grass Valley.
Rough and Ready
Hamlet
Photo: Isaac Crumm, Public domain.
Rough and Ready is a census-designated place in Nevada County, California, United States. It is located west of Grass Valley, California, approximately 62 miles from Sacramento. Rough and Ready is situated 2½ miles southwest of Newtown.
Grass Valley
Photo: Jane Pojawa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grass Valley is a city in Nevada County, California, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 14,016. Situated at roughly 2,500 feet in elevation in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, this northern Gold Country city is 57 miles by car from Sacramento and 88 miles west of Reno.
Boston Ravine
Hamlet
Boston Ravine is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. Boston Ravine is located 1 mile south-southwest of Grass Valley. Its elevation is 2,339 ft above sea level. Boston Ravine is situated 3½ miles southeast of Newtown.
Newtown
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.25267° or 39° 15′ 10″ northLongitude
-121.10329° or 121° 6′ 12″ westElevation
2,113 feet (644 metres)Open location code
84FW7V3W+3MOpenStreetMap ID
node 141033874OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Newtown” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “紐敦 (加利福尼亞州內華達縣)”
- Chinese: “紐敦”
- French: “Newtown”
- Japanese: “ネバダ（カリフォルニア州）”
- Persian: “نیوتاون، شهرستان نوادا، کالیفرنیا”
- Persian: “نیوتاون”
- Turkish: “Newtown”
- Urdu: “نیو ٹاؤن، نیواڈا کاؤنٹی، کیلیفورنیا”
- Urdu: “نیو ٹاؤن”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Woolman School and Bitney Corner.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Empress Mine and Grass Valley Friends Meeting.
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