Newton's Crossing, California

Newton's Crossing was a small settlement on the Stockton – Los Angeles Road in Merced County, California, United States, at its crossing on the Chowchilla River. Its location marked the southeast corner of the official boundary of Merced County.^[1]^[2]

Newton's Crossing was owned by William F. Newton who also owned a house and 160 acres of land there on the north side of the Chowchilla River and with improvements and stock, valued at $2260 in 1857.^[1]

References

1 2 History of Merced County, California, Historic Record Co., Los Angeles, 1925; CHAPTER VIII, THE ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR 1857
↑ Section 23124 of the Government Code of the State of California

Municipalities and communities of Merced County, California, United States

County seat: Merced

Cities	Atwater Dos Palos Gustine Livingston Los Banos Merced

CDPs	Ballico Bear Creek Cressey Delhi Dos Palos Y El Nido Franklin Hilmar-Irwin Le Grand McSwain Planada Santa Nella Snelling South Dos Palos Stevinson Tuttle University of California Merced Volta Winton

Unincorporated communities	Amsterdam Arena Athlone Brito Buhach Calpack Castle Gardens Cortez Fergus Fluhr Hamburg Farms Hilmar Hopeton Ingomar Irwin Kadota Lingard Merced Falls Plainsburg Santa Rita Park The Grove Trent

Ghost towns	Abbato Agatha Aladdin Alcant Alexandria Arundel Bellevue Brickville Burchell Central Point Charleston Chester Colony Center Cuba Dickenson Edendale Elgin Ferrin Gadwall Gracey Gwin Hoff La Branza Linora Lone Willow Station Marguerite Nairn Newton's Crossing Ortigalito Plainsburg St. Louis Ranch Sturgeon Tenger Union Yam

Coordinates: 37°10′59″N 120°03′08″W / 37.18306°N 120.05222°W / 37.18306; -120.05222

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