Newtown is an unincorporated community in Oakwood Township

Oakwood Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

Oakwood Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,423.-Geography:Oakwood Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.56 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Doughnut Pond, Highway Pond, Inland Sea and Missionfield Pond...

, Vermilion County

Vermilion County, Illinois

Vermilion County is a county located in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Illinois, between the Indiana border and Champaign County. It was established in 1826 and was the 45th of Illinois' 102 counties...

, Illinois

Illinois

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History

This settlement is one of the oldest in the county. The name was originally two words, New Town. It was platted by Benjamin Coddington in 1838, but Stephen Griffith was said to have been the first settler in the area some time before this. The first postmaster was Samuel H. Oakwood, and the post office was first called Pilot, but this led to confusion with nearby Pilot Township

Pilot Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

Pilot Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 658.-Geography:Pilot Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.02 percent is water.-Adjacent townships:* Middlefork Township...

. The post office closed around the turn of the century. One of the first churches in the county, Old Bethel, was built here in 1835 and served until 1873 when a new building was constructed. A multi-million-dollar coal power station was constructed here around the middle of the 20th century and is the main reason for Newtown's continued existence.

External links

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