The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusNewtown 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.
Half of its homes were built before 1978.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Newtown yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Newtown’s history is told.
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Nothing in Newtown is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Newtown has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Dillon Downtown Historic District in Dillon, 1.4 miles away.
