Welcome to Newellton ...

The town of Newellton is located in Tensas Parish<1>.

The location of Newellton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Newellton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Newellton has a population of 960 people<3> (see below for details).

Newellton is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Newellton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Newellton: (318)

The ZIP code for Newellton: 71357<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Newellton had an population of 960 people. This is a decrease of 19.12% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 35.22% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Newellton had a population of 1,187 people (or 22.6% of the total population of Tensas Parish). This makes Newellton the parish's most populous community.

The population of Newellton represents 0.03% of the population of Louisiana (which has 4,533,372 people), making it the state's 154th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,187 people, the population of Newellton decreased 19.91% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,482 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Newellton.

Communities Also Named Newellton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Newellton - it's located in Nova Scotia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Newellton.

Communities near Newellton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Newellton.

• Port Gibson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Gibson
  • Port Gibson is located in Claiborne County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Gibson <6>
• Saint Joseph
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Tensas Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <6>
• Yucatan Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
  • Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish
• Newlight
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newlight have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
  • Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
• Grand Gulf
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Gulf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
  • Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County (MS)
• Westside
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
  • Westside is located in Claiborne County (MS)
• Rodney
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
  • Rodney is located in Jefferson County (MS)
• Waterproof
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterproof have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterproof
  • Waterproof is located in Tensas Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterproof <6>
• Willows
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
  • Willows is located in Claiborne County (MS)
• Highland
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Highland is located in Tensas Parish

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Newellton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Newellton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Newellton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Newellton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Newellton. See our Newspapers Page for Newellton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newellton ...

Looking for more information about Newellton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Newellton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Newellton.

Adding Newellton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Newellton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Newellton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Newellton post office opened in 1880.

We also found Newellton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Newellton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Newellton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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