| Newton County
was originally part of the Spanish "Atascosito
District" and under Mexican rule it became "Liberty
District." In 1835, the present county was part of what was known
as "Municipality of Bevil" or Bevil's District. After Texas's
independence, the district was divided into Liberty, Jefferson and Jasper
counties. At that time Jasper county included the land between the
Neches and the Sabine rivers, but in 1846 Jasper county was cut in half,
and Newton county was created from the eastern half. |
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Courthouse at Newton
From
TEXAS
COURTHOUSE COLLECTION
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| NOTICE: On Fri. Aug 4, 2000 the Newton County suffered a great loss
because of a fire that destroyed much of the beautiful old Newton County
Courthouse above. |
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