Newtown, California
34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Coulterville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95311. It lies near Louise Point. The Survey maps it on the Coulterville quadrangle. It stands 1,821 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1893 to 2001The same ground, surveyed 108 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1893 against another survey:
On record in Newtown
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Coulterville Main Street Historic Districtlisted 1982 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 34 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1893 USGS Sonora quadrangle1:125000
- 1896 USGS Sonora quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Sonora quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1898 USGS Sonora quadrangle1:125000
- 1947 USGS Coulterville quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Coulterville quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1947 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Coulterville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Oakdale quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2001 USGS Coulterville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
151 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 151 fires within 5 miles of Newtown (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 14,752 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 20 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48 |
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | DONKEY |
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Merced-Mariposa Unit | PENON BLANCO LOOKOUT |
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Central California District | BONEYARD |
| 8 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Central California District | TAYLOR |
| 7 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Merced-Mariposa Unit | HILDAGO |
| 6 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 165 acres | Central California District | HORSESHOE |
| 5 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | BROADWAY COULTERVILLE |
| 4 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | FISKE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 229 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 229 workings within 5 miles of Newtown (historical): 78 past producers, 69 occurrences, 44 unknowns, 20 producers. 20 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Silver, Manganese. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide and Anderson | Gold, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | 1867 | |
| Asbestos Prospect | Asbestos | Occurrence | ||
| Barrett | Copper, Gold, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Champion I | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | 1855 | |
| Crystal | Gold, Mercury, Copper | Past Producer | Cinnabar, Gold | |
| Jasper Point | Gemstone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Gravel, Jasper, Sand | |
| Jasper Point | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Malvina | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Mary Harrison-Malvina Group | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | 1852 | |
| Red Hill Mine | Gold, Copper | Occurrence |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coulterville | 0.6 miles | 34 | |
| Dogtown | 3.4 miles | 34 | |
| Greeley Hill | 4.4 miles | 34 | |
| Granite Springs | 5.5 miles | 28 | |
| Barrett | 6.6 miles | 28 | |
| Bagby | 7.0 miles | 28 | |
| Blanchard | 7.3 miles | 28 | |
| Bear Valley | 10.0 miles | 31 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Newtown (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7020631 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1670792. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.












