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Newtown Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Western section of the cemetery
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Location	Roughly bounded by Kelley, Hill, Sterling, and Gay Sts., Harrisonburg, Virginia
Area	3.9 acres (1.6 ha)
Built	1869 (1869)
NRHP reference No.	15000014
Added to NRHP	February 17, 2015

Newtown Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It is located in the northern part of the city, bounded on the north by Kelley Street and the west by Sterling Street. It is bisected by an extension of Effinger Street, which now serves as part of the cemetery's circulation roads. The roughly 4-acre (1.6 ha) parcel has been the primary burial ground for the city's African-American dead since its founding in 1869. It is estimated to hold 900 graves, including many of emancipated slaves. Burials include Lucy F. Simms.

The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.