Newville is a town in Henry County, Alabama, United States.

When the Abbeville Southern Railroad laid tracks through the town in 1893, its name was changed to "Wells Station".

The town of Newville became prosperous with merchants, banks, lodges, doctors, churches, Newville High School, Rosenwald High School, societies, a newspaper, a depot, sawmills, cotton gins, mule stables and all the elements required by a developing town.

Newville's slow decline commenced after the Great Depression due to farm mechanization and loss of commerce.

[2] James M. and Catherine Wells donated one-half acre of land in 1887 for the site of the church and cemetery.

Harris fifty dollars in 1901 for two and one-half acres of land for the cemetery.

Nancy Price gave the church one acre of land for the cemetery in 1958.

When Grange Hall was built in 1891, church service and school were held on the first floor.

When bathrooms were added in 1944, Newville School became one of the most modern buildings in Henry County.

The Henry County Board of Education began to contribute to the finances of Newville Rosenwald School about 1922.

[6] Alabama State Route 173 passes through the center of town as Broad Street, leading north 13 miles (21 km) to Abbeville and south 6 miles (10 km) to Headland.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Newville has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10.4 km2), all land.

23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.