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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.
Newton is a city in and the county seat of Newton County, Texas, United States. [4] The population was 1,633 at the 2020 census. History.
It was a two-story wooden frame structure and was abandoned when the county seat moved to Newton in 1853. It was demolished in the 1920s. [3] The third and current courthouse was built in 1902, replacing one constructed in 1853, also in Newton. It was designed and built by William Martin and Peter Moodie in the Second Empire style.
Location of Newton County in Texas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Newton County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Newton County, Texas. There are six properties listed on the National Register in the county.
The town was located on the Sabine River near the site of Deweyville, about 30 miles northeast of Beaumont in southeastern Newton County. The site was platted in 1839 on Princeton Bluff (also known as Possum Bluff). It became a ferry and boat landing site for travellers on the Sabine River. A post office briefly opened from 1880 to 1881.
Dawson County, formed in 1858 in what is now Kinney County and Uvalde County and abolished in 1866 (not to be confused with the present-day Dawson County). Encinal County, formed in 1856. Abolished in 1899 and annexed to Webb County. Foley County, formed in 1887 from Presidio County. Annexed in 1897 to Brewster County.
N. National Register of Historic Places listings in Newton County, Texas. Category: Texas counties. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.
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