Newtown, Nevada County, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

39°15′10″N 121°06′12″W / 39.25278°N 121.10333°W / 39.25278; -121.10333Country

United StatesState

CaliforniaCountyNevada CountyElevation

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2,113 ft (644 m)

Newtown (formerly, Sailor Flat,^[1] Newton^[2] and Sailors Flat^[2]) is a former settlement in Nevada County, California.^[1] It lies at an elevation of 2113 feet (644 m).^[1] Newtown is located 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west of Nevada City.^[2]

Newtown was settled in 1850, but never grew very large; its 1855 population was 53.^[3] The Newtown area later became a farming district, particularly for the cultivation of pears.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Newtown, Nevada County, California
^ ^a ^b ^c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 530. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
^ Lardner, William B.; Brock, Michael John (1924). History of Placer and Nevada Counties, California. Los Angeles, CA: Historic Record Company. p. 325.
^ Lardner & Brock 1924, p. 366.