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Newton County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census , its population was 12,217. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Newton . [ 2 ]
English: This is a locator map showing Newton County in Texas. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 12 February 2006: Source:
In 1853, disputes led to the building of a courthouse and town in the county's geographical center instead of in Burkeville, a community 11 miles north northeast of Newton. A second courthouse in Newton, a Second Empire style structure, was built in 1902–1903 with bricks from nearby Caney Creek, according to a Texas Historical Commission marker.
Census-designated places in Newton County, Texas (2 P) Cities in Newton County, Texas (1 P) U. Unincorporated communities in Newton County, Texas (10 P)
Shankleville is an unincorporated community in Newton County, Texas, United States, founded by James and Winnie Shankle and Stephen McBride. [1] [2] [3] It was founded as a Freedmen's town, [4] one of over 500 such "freedom colonies" [5] in Texas. [6]
Populated places in Newton County, Texas (3 C, 1 P) Protected areas of Newton County, Texas (2 P) Pages in category "Geography of Newton County, Texas"
Deweyville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Newton County, on the central eastern border of Texas, United States. The population was 571 at the 2020 census , down from 1,023 at the 2010 census .
Newton County: 351: Newton: 1846: Jasper County: John Newton (1755–1780), a veteran of the Revolutionary War 12,039: 933 sq mi (2,416 km 2) Nolan County: 353: Sweetwater: 1876: Bexar County: Philip Nolan (1771–1801), a mustanger who was killed by Spanish troops while on a mission into Texas: 14,306: 912 sq mi (2,362 km 2) Nueces County: 355 ...