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'''Newtown''' (formerly, '''Sailor Flat''',<ref name=gnis/> '''Newton'''<ref name=CGN/> and '''Sailors Flat'''<ref name=CGN/>) is a former settlement in [[Nevada County, California|Nevada County]], [[California]].<ref name=gnis /> It lies at an elevation of 2113 feet (644 m).<ref name=gnis /> Newtown is located {{convert|4.5|mi|km|1}} west of [[Nevada City, California|Nevada City]].<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|530}}</ref>
'''Newtown''' (formerly, '''Sailor Flat''',<ref name=gnis/> '''Newton'''<ref name=CGN/> and '''Sailors Flat'''<ref name=CGN/>) is a former settlement in [[Nevada County, California|Nevada County]], [[California]].<ref name=gnis /> It lies at an elevation of 2113 feet (644 m).<ref name=gnis /> Newtown is located {{convert|4.5|mi|km|1}} west of [[Nevada City, California|Nevada City]].<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|530}}</ref>


Newtown was settled in 1850, but never grew very large; its 1855 population was 53.<ref>{{cite book |last1= Lardner |first1=William B. |last2=Brock |first2=Michael John |author-link= |date=1924 |title=History of Placer and Nevada Counties, California |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/History_of_Placer_and_Nevada_Counties_Ca/xq2mP36VsKgC?hl=en&gbpv=0 |location=Los Angeles, CA |publisher=Historic Record Company |page=325 |isbn=}}</ref> The Newtown area later became a farming district, particularly for the cultivation of pears.{{sfn|Lardner|Brock|1924|p=366}}
Newtown was settled in 1850, but never grew very large; its 1855 population was 53.<ref>{{cite book |last1= Lardner |first1=William B. |last2=Brock |first2=Michael John |author-link= |date=1924 |title=History of Placer and Nevada Counties, California |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xq2mP36VsKgC |location=Los Angeles, CA |publisher=Historic Record Company |page=325 |isbn=}}</ref> The Newtown area later became a farming district, particularly for the cultivation of pears.{{sfn|Lardner|Brock|1924|p=366}}


==References==
==References==

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Newtown (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°15′10″N 121°06′12″W / 39.25278°N 121.10333°W / 39.25278; -121.10333
Country United States
State California
CountyNevada County
Elevation2,113 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]

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  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Newtown, Nevada County, California
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Lardner, William B.; Brock, Michael John (1924). History of Placer and Nevada Counties, California. Los Angeles, CA: Historic Record Company. p. 325.
  4. ^ Lardner & Brock 1924, p. 366.