History:
Located approximately seven miles north of Folkston, the community known to Charlton County natives as Newell, was established in 1904 by a Northerner named Willie C. Newell. Newell   consisted of a naval store and a post office, with Mr. Newell serving as the store operator and the postmaster. In 1909, Noah R. Wainwright assumed the position of postmaster. (Kay Carter, one of the owners of Newell Lodge is the great granddaughter of Noah Wainwright.) The post office was discontinued in 1917 and local residents went to the nearby settlement of Winokur to retrieve their mail.

By the early 1920?s, the Newell community was thriving with its own church, commissary, school and post office. Other business activity included a saw mill, naval store, turpentine still, general store and the raising of livestock. Later, Hercules Power Company set up its woods operations in Newell and remained there for several years. Newell also served as the flag-stop on the Atlantic Coast Line Railway Short Line. Each day a mixed freight and passenger train known as ?The Bogey? would stop for passengers in Newell on its way south into Folkston. On its way back north, ?The Bogey? would deliver its early morning passengers after they had a day of shopping or business in Folkston.

When Newell was a thriving community, it was home to a number of families. Once again, Newell is experiencing growth and new life with homes being built, families returning and a new business venture, Newell Lodge, which offers a slice of true country living.