There are many place names in the Newcastle area that have fallen out of use over the years. The list below originated from an article in the Newcastle Family History Society’s (NFHS) Bulletin No. 15 in October 1984. I have fixed some errors, added hyperlinks to reference materials, and added new entries.
Orange italics indicate entries from the original NFHS article that I have not yet independently verified. For these entries I have simply reproduced the text from the original article.
| Obsolete place name | Location / Current place name |
| Back Creek | Minmi |
| Beacon Hill | Fort Scratchley |
| Bingle Hill Estate | Tighes Hill |
| Blue Gum Flat | Jesmond |
| Borehole | Hamilton |
| Braithwaite Head | Fort Scratchley |
| Brickyards | Adamstown |
| Brookstown | Private town in Wallsend, between Newcastle Rd, Longworth Ave, and Cowper St |
| Bullock Island | Carrington |
| Burwood | Merewether, west of The Junction |
| Calico Town | Wallsend, Lake Road area |
| Calsina Flat | Mayfield East, around Margaret St |
| Cameron’s Hill |
Denison Street, Hamilton, approximate site of St Peter’s Church |
| Captain Allan’s Hill |
Fort Scratchley Area |
| Chinaman’s Flat | Elermore Vale |
| Coal Head | Fort Scratchley area |
| Commonage | See Newcastle Pasturage Reserve, below. |
| Dark Creek | Jesmond |
| Dempsey Island | now part of Kooragang Island |
| Dog and Rat | East Lambton |
| Edinburgh Park | Georgetown |
| Ferndale Terrace | A subdivision in Mayfield East |
| Flaggy Creek | Wallsend |
| Fort Scratchley | |
|
The Folly |
Area in Mayfield around Arthur and William Streets, bounded by Crebert St and Bull St |
| Fort Fiddlesticks | Fort Scratchley |
| Fortification Hill | Fort Scratchley |
| Frog Hollow | 1. Wickham. 2. Wallsend. 3. Cooks Hill. 4. Mayfield. |
| Garden Suburb | AA Company’s subdivision, Hamilton (not to be confused with modern day Garden Suburb between Cardiff and Kotara.) |
| Georgeville | Subdivision in Islington, north of Maitland Rd |
| Glebe | Merewether, land owned by the Church of England |
| Glendor | Property of John Thomas, at northern tip of Maryland |
| Goat Island | Now part of Kooragang Island |
| Grovetown | North Lambton, north of Newcastle Road |
| Hanbury | A private town at Waratah, in the area bounded by Turton Rd, High St, Bridge St, and Platt St. |
| Happy Flat | Hamilton |
| Happy Valley | Hamilton, south of Beaumont St |
| Heaton | Private town to the west of Bluegum Rd, Jesmond |
| Highlands Estate | Residential subdivision in Mayfield, between Tourle St and Gamack St |
| Hollywood | Depression era shanty town near Jesmond, on the border of Lambton and Wallsend. |
| Honeysuckle Point | Newcastle West |
| Houghton Le Spring | Subdivision in Mayfield, south of Hanbury St and Maitland Rd |
| Irishtown | Lambton, exact location not known |
| Iron Bark Hill | Platt’s property, Mayfield West. |
| Isaacville | A subdivision in Tighes Hill, in Proctor St and McIsaac St |
| Lemongrove Estate | Wallsend shopping area – Clark, Cross, Ranclaud. Boscawen streets. |
| Linwood | Islington/Wickham |
| Lowe Farm | Wallsend 1820-50s, near Low St/Sandgate Rd, later Brookstown |
| Morandoo | Section of Port Waratah |
| Moscheto Island | Now part of Kooragang Island |
| Moss Vale | A subdivision in Mayfield East |
| Murdering Gully | Burwood Beach |
| New Ballarat | An area on the south side of Wallsend |
| Newbattle | North Mayfield, Woodstock St to Kerr St |
| New Town / Newtown | Hamilton North |
| Newcastle Pasturage Reserve | Area of crown land stretching from Adamstown and New Lambton to Lambton, and from Broadmeadow to Waratah. Could not be purchased until 1890s and miners squatted there for cheap accommodation. |
| North Shore | Stockton |
| North Waratah | Mayfield |
| Old Lambton | Unofficial name for Lambton after the establishment of New Lambton |
| Old Racecourse | Merewether, in vicinity of Ranclaud, Ridge and Pell streets. |
| Onebygamba | Carrington |
| Orchardtown | Area of New Lambton, south of Queens Rd |
| Peppertown | A subdivision in Mayfield East |
| Pig Island | Now part of Kooragang Island |
| Pittown | Wallsend, south of Boundary St, around Bousfield St |
| Pitt Town, Pittown | Hamilton, around Beamont St, named for William Pitt? |
| Platts Estate | Land of the AA Company stretching from Waratah West to Hexham. May also refer specifically to the unemployed camp in Waratah West in the 1920-40s. |
| Pommy Town | North Mayfield, close to the industries |
| Pottery | Merewether, east of Watkins St, named for Nathan Welham’s local pottery works |
| Raspberry Gully | Charlestown |
| Ruttley’s Hill | Adamstown, site of St Pius Catholic School |
| Sandhills | Newcastle East, east of Watt St |
| Signal Hill | Fort Scratchley area |
| Smedmore | Subdivision in Maryville, around Downie and Harrison Streets |
| Snake Creek | The South Creek area of Warners Bay |
| South Wallsend (Wallsend South) | Elermore Vale |
| Spectacle Island | Now part of Kooragang Island |
| Springfield | Mayfield West, north of Bull St |
| Styles Grove |
Property of James Fletcher, between Wallsend and Minmi. |
| Summerhill | Wallsend |
| Surprisetown / Surprise Town | Windale |
| Table Island | Now part of Kooragang Island |
| Texas | Shanty town, western side of Bourke St, Carrington |
| Tirrikiba | Mayfield East (aboriginal – “place of flame”) |
| Walsh Island | ow part of Kooragang Island |
| Wellesley Farm | Wallsend, 1820s |
| White Gates | Wallsend, near former Wallsend Hospital, between Newcastle and Sandgate Roads |