According to walter lackey s history of newton county, the first post office there was called killgore. Lackeys history of newton county, arkansas describes the plight of union families as they crossed the white river valley from arkansas into missouri. Become a member of the newton county historical society and help to preserve newton county history for future generations. Washington monument marble quarry encyclopedia of arkansas. This marker commemorates the arkansas marble in washingtons monument taken by beller and harp bros. The county seat is at jasper, and has been the country seat since its creation. History of newton county, arkansas walter f lackey. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Special history report preliminary survey of historic. History of newton county, arkansas walter fowler lackey home. The community of pelsor, arkansas, is intersected by arkansas highways 7, 123 and 16, and is situated in the northwestern corner of pope county along the newton county line. Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were taken from the newton county page on the website, the encyclopedia of arkansas history and culture. Newton county is arkansass 46th county, formed on december 14, 1842, and named for thomas w. Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers.
The lowest temperature on record, which occurred at harrison on january 8, 1970, is 6 degrees. According to the civil war timeline, 2 skirmishes occurred in newton county on june 14th and november 15th, 1863 with a lot of military activity, scouting parties and camps around marshall prairie. In the history of newton county by walter lackey, the book gives the date of david floods death as june 1863. In 1923, the pelsor family moved to this area and applied for a post office named sand gap.
Diamond cave is an underground natural wonder, containing a display of stalactites, columns, and stalagmites running many miles into the mountain. Newton county, arkansas history and genealogy including. History of newton county books about newton county. The markers inscription states that it commemorates the arkansas marble in washingtons monument taken by beller and harp bros. Books history of newton county, arkansas history of newton county, arkansas by walter f. Newton county is part of the harrison, ar micropolitan. They indicate that settlers began to make homes here as early as 1825. Newton county, arkansas genealogy familysearch wiki.
Search for library items search for lists search for. County clerks deed record books, jasper county courthouse, jasper, arkansas 72641. This republicanism resulted from their historical paucity of slaves, in turn. Arkansas properties on the national register of historic places.
This is a great general history of newton county, ar written in 1950, by walter f. If a soldier died during the war, the date of death and place of burial are included on the physical record. Genealogy history news special offers county history books. Click here to view the catalog of books about newton county click here to open an order form for books and membership. Newton county world war i soldiers adams, tobe admire, william h. Published by s of o press in 1950, this is a later reprint by waymon villines and r. It was established october 23, 1891 with jackson killgore as postmaster. Lackey 1892 1968 family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of. About the assessor office the county assessor is an elected official in county government. Ncls closure is an effort to combat the spread of covid19 by avoiding public interaction through social distancing.
This site is privately owned and is not an official site of familysearch international or the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds. Newton county, arkansas history and genealogy newton county, arkansas is included in our title. The history of the buffalo river follows the main contours of arkansas and. Catalog of newton county books for sale newton county. Arkansas name of property county and state current reservoir was used both by the factory and by local residents. Newton county historical society arkansas facebook. The newton county historical society was founded in december 1953 by a group that included walter lackey, mandy hickman, and albert raney. John cecil, former sheriff of newton county, was known for showing off his twin pearlhandled pistols he had worn as a guerrilla leader for the confederacy. Newton county is part of the harrison, ar micropolitan statistical area. Achetez neuf ou doccasion history of newton county, arkansas newton county historical society, walter f lackey livres. Sherman is located approximately five miles from jasper. We are part of the university of arkansas cooperative extension services statewide network and the u of a systems division of agriculture.
All contributions to the newton county historical society are tax deductible as we are a 501 c3 non profit organization. The newton county library continues to monitor the covid19 coronavirus 2019 crisis. Newton county, arkansas history and information by evelyn flood january 11, 2003 at 07. History of newton county arkansas download ebook pdfepub. Lackey, newton county s early historian local history. The goodspeed biographical and historical memoirs of central arkansas.
Records contain the veterans age, place of birth, place of residence, and information about military service. This newton county website is available for adoption. In summer the average temperature is 76 degrees, and the. Please click button to get history of newton county arkansas book now. Newton county historical society operates the bradley house museum located at 403 west. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. This item is special order it is printed ondemand whenever an order is received.
This page will be a place to share the history and images of newton county, arkansas. Newton county is part of the harrison micropolitan statistical area. For anyone, like myself, who has ancestors in their family tree that resided back then in newton county. Depending on the publishers backlog, 48 weeks may be required for delivery.
Lackey, a well known historian who grew up in low gap, arkansas. Lackey in his history of newton county, arkansas editors note. Newton county, arkansas history and information a virginian who migrated to arkansas territory in 1820, and began his career riding the onehorse mail out of arkansas post, was honored in the naming of newton county when that county was created in december of 1842. His history of newton county is a gone, but not forgotten.
In the book, for each soldier, his name, army serial number, race, residence city and county, date and place he entered service, whether he was an officer, his age in years and months or his date of birth, town and state or foreign country of his birth, and notes, are given. Best places to live in newton county, arkansas september, may and october are the most pleasant months in newton county, while january and december are the least comfortable months. Lackey, walter fowler, 1892 history of newton county, arkansas. Newton county, arkansas familypedia fandom powered by wikia. Buy history of newton county, arkansas 1st ed by walter fowler lackey isbn. Newton county historical society arkansas, jasper, arkansas. Down by the old mill stream shiloh museum of ozark history. Diamond cave, one of arkansas s many noteworthy caves, is located on henson creek, three miles from jasper newton county. Lackeys book records a wealth of genealogical history. An informative and historical overview of newton county, arkansas and the ozark region with over 800 pages and including 668 biographies.
Ne w ton county is arkansa s s 46th county, formed on december 14, 1842, and na med fo r th omas w. Newton, a state legislator and united states congressman. Browse photos, see new properties, get open house info, and research neighborhoods on trulia. Welcome to the newton county office, arkansas cooperative extension service.
In 1954, the newton county history society erected a marker on the west side of scenic highway 7 to honor the locally quarried block of stone. A pdf file will open which you can print, fill out, and then mail to the address on the form. In 1843, the county seat was established at jasper, where it has remained every since. Family maps of newton county, arkansas by gregory a boyd j. This title includes the history and genealogy for a total of twelve different arkansas counties and sixteen different missouri counties in the ozark region. We are updating our research databases with information for historians, genealogists, students and the general public. This marker erected 1954 by newton county history society w. We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of newton county missouri history and historical items. The county lies within the boston mountains range of the ozarks. The state legislature created newton county on december 14, 1842, naming it after u. Marble falls known as marble city from 18401883, willcockson from 18831934 and dogpatch from 19661997 is an unincorporated community in newton county, arkansas, united states. Newton county is arkansas s 46th county, formed on december 14, 1842, and named for thomas w.
Newton county was established on december 14, 1842 and was formed from carroll county other county boundry changes occured when line with madison defined 21 december 1841, line with pope county defined 10 january 1853. But david floods civil war pension record gives his exact death date as 29 may 1863. Arkansas name of property county and state describe present and historic physical appearance. Welcome to the newton county historical society website. Newton county as a whole mostly supported the union. Newton county, arkansas detailed profile houses, real. It publishes research on every aspect of arkansas s history, from earliest human habitation to the twentyfirst century. The constitution of the state of arkansas provides for the election of the assessor to a fouryear term of office with the requirements that heshe be a qualified elector and resident of the county. Newton county arkansas in the civil war newton county had some military activity from scouts and small raids during the civil war but no real battles. History of newton county, arkansas lackey, walter fowler on. Unidentifiedundated newspaper clipping, shiloh museum research files. Guide to newton county, arkansas ancestry, genealogy and family history.
History of newton county, arkansas, point lookout, mo. Lackey and his desire to preserve a little piece of arkansass ozark heritage. It is located just off of arkansas highway 7 on the grounds of the newton county library. It lies along arkansass national scenic 7 byway between harrison and jasper. The library facility will remain closed to the public until we receive guidance recommending that we reopen.
Newton county, arkansas genealogy and history volunteers dedicated to free genealogy. When newton county was formed in december of 1842 from carroll county, the temporary seat of county government was to be at the home of john bellah near the mouth of shop creek or what is now known as parthenon. The 1850 census, the land survey and land entry records from 1838 to 1845 provide the most reliable recorded history. Goodspeeds 1894 a reminiscent history of the ozark region. This newton county hollow was home to a community as isolated and anachronistic as. Arkansas marble in washingtons monument historical marker. Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or recordkeeping. After beginning his career as a mail carrier and serving as u. Newton county was organized december 14, 1842 from carroll county and was named for thomas w. The late remmel flud told me that seven men were hung and that is why i ordered civil war pension records on many men. Newton county, arkansas history and information a virginian who migrated to arkansas territory in 1820, and began his career riding the onehorse mail out of arkansas post, was honored in the naming of newton county when that county was created in. Newton county, arkansas genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Minutes of the brothers of freedom and agricultural wheel lodges at pleasant grove, searcy county, arkansas, 18831886, microfilm copy, arkansas history commission, little rock.
This entry references a discharge record from a serviceman or woman from arkansas who served in world war i. The arkansas historical quarterly, established in 1942, is the scholarly journal of the arkansas historical association. County clerk has marriage and land records from 1866, probate and court. In 1954, the societys first official project was to build a monument near marble falls newton county to memorialize a quarried stone from that area that had been used in the construction of the washington monument in washington. Newton county historical society vital recordscertificates arkansas genweb archives. Lots of history and family information, a good source for genealogy. Includes history and genealogy for the cities of jasper, ben hur, chancel, dogpatch, edwards junction, parthenon, pruitt, swain, western grove, civil war. Newton county stories newton county historical society. Media in category newton county, arkansas the following 33 files are in this category, out of 33 total. Newton county historical society encyclopedia of arkansas. Many early records of newton county were destroyed when the courthouse burned during the civil war. Newton county, arkansas genealogy trails history group. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library.
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