Newtown (formerly, Sailor Flat,[1] Newton[2] and Sailors Flat[2]) is a former settlement in Nevada County, California.

[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.

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