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History · Newtown

14% of Newtown’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1960 on.

0on the National Register
14%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Newtown’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Newtown are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Newtown, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Newtown yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Newtown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Dillon County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census which listed a population of 770. The CDP is in central Dillon County, on the south side of Dillon, the county seat. Development is continuous between the two communities. South Carolina Highway 57 passes through Newtown, leading north into Dillon and southeast 10 miles (16 km) to Fork.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Newtown on the map, 1960 to 1976

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Newtown. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Newtown on the 1960 USGS mapNewtown on the 1976 USGS map1960Dillon East sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Newtown.

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History across the town line

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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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps 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.