Newtonia’s post office opened in 1858, and 34% of its homes were built before 1940
Its Register listings are the Mathew H. Ritchey House, the Second Battle of Newtonia Site and the First Battle of Newtonia Historic District. Its Register listings are the Mathew H. Ritchey House, the Second Battle of Newtonia Site and the First Battle of Newtonia Historic District.
How Newtonia began
When was Newtonia founded?
The Newtonia post office opened in 1858, the earliest record of the town by name.
3 historic places in Newtonia
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Architectural styles listings
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Famous people close to Newtonia
Nobody well known was born in Newtonia itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Lost post offices
Newtonia had its own post office from 1858 to 1973.
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Newtonia’s history
What year was Newtonia founded?
The Newtonia post office opened in 1858, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
What is on the National Register in Newtonia?
Three places: the Mathew H. Ritchey House (listed 1978), the Second Battle of Newtonia Site (2004) and the First Battle of Newtonia Historic District (2004).
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From the National Register of Historic Places (3), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.