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Newton County, Texas. 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] The county is named for John Newton, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War. Newton County is included in the Beaumont - Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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.
Wiergate, Texas. Coordinates: 30°59′59″N 93°42′28″W. Wiergate is a small unincorporated community in Newton County, Texas, United States, in the far eastern part of the state. It lies approximately 70 miles (110 km) northeast of Beaumont near State Highways 63 and 87. Its population today hovers at approximately 450 [ 1] (recorded as ...
GNIS feature ID. 1380524 [1] 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]
TX 12 & LA 12 at Sabine River: Deweyville: Historic Bridges of Texas, 1866-1945 MPS, extends into Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana: 4: Newton County Courthouse: Newton County Courthouse: July 19, 1979 : Off U.S. Route 190
Call is an unincorporated community in central Newton County, Texas, United States. It lies along State Highway 87 south of the city of Newton, the county seat of Newton County. [1] Its elevation is 95 feet (29 m), and it is located at 30°36′45″N 93°52′28″W (30.6124261, -93.8743461). [2] Although Call is unincorporated, it has a post ...
Community Education Centers (2009-March 2012) The Newton County Correctional Center (originally Fillyaw Correctional Center) was a privately operated prison located in Newton, Newton County, Texas, owned by the county. From 1995 until its permanent closure in 2012, the county contracted with the Bobby Ross Group, Correctional Services ...
November 8, 2023 at 11:44 AM. An explosion has triggered a large fire at a chemical plant in Shepherd, Texas, sending massive plumes of black smoke into the sky. The "plant explosion" and ...