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11082 Autrey-Williams House 1/2 mi. E of Courthouse on North St., Newton The home of several leading Newton County businessmen, this house was constructed in 1912 by turpentine producer L. M. Autrey. In 1918 he sold it ...

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11098 Biloxi Community 2 mi. S of Bleakwood via SH 87 then 3 mi. E on FM 2460 to Old Field Rd and Biloxi Methodist Settlement of this area began in the early 19th Century, as people moved into Texas from the southern United States. A post office was established ... 22786 Biloxi Evergreen Cemetery From Newton, S on SH 87 for 13.6 miles, E on FM 2460 for 2.3 miles, W on CR 4062 for 0.5 miles. marker pending 11099 Bleakwood Cemetery 1 mi. N of Bleakwood on SH 87 Pioneers who settled the Bleakwood community after the Civil War established thriving mill and cotton gin businesses. Mill-owner Reuben Bennington ... 11101 Blum Male & Female College 100 ft W of SH 87 & SH 63 on N side of SH 63, Burkeville Chartered February 26, 1880, by 36 incorporators; named for Leon Blum, Galveston merchant, largest holder in $20,000 capital stock -- $5 per share. ... 11103 Bon Wier US 190, Bon Wier W. H. Stark settled here in 1836 and established a ferry and warehouse business on the Sabine River known as Stark's Landing. It served as a wharf ... 11102 Bonner Cemetery from Burkeville take SH 63 E to FM 2991 then 4 mi. S, just past Spears Methodist on FM 2991 Thomas Bonner (1833-1891) moved from Mississippi to Texas in the early 1850s. He married Eliza Jane Rutledge (d.1910) in 1855 and settled on the ... 11105 Burkeville Church of God 2 blocks S of SH 63 on FM 1414 Burkeville The Church of God reformation began in Indiana in 1881 as a Christian unity movement opposed to undue organization. This congregation, founded in ...

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11108 Cade Building SE Corner of SH 87 & SH 63, Burkeville on SH 63, (Burkeville ISD) To create jobs and bring county services nearer to residents of this area, Newton County officials provided materials and the U.S. Work Projects ... 12844 Call Call, FM 1004 11110 Call Church of God in Christ 12 mi S of Newton via SH 87, then W on FM 1004 to Call The Call Church of God in Christ was established in 1915 under the leadership of Elder W. G. Law. Land for a church building was deeded by A. C. ... 15414 Cedar Grove Community 1.6 mi. E on CR 2076 from its intersection with FM 1414, SW of Burkeville Following the Civil War, a group of freedmen established the Cedar Grove community, coming here to take advantage of the area's strong cotton market. ... 11104 Colonel John R. Burke Home Site Please contact CHC for more info. on locating this marker. A few feet west of this marker was built, 1845, first home in Burkeville, by founder of the town, donor of land for Newton County Courthouse; friend ...

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11111 Deweyville TX Lousianna Border on SH 12 in Deweyville Original site, called "Possum Bluff," was purchased with a team of oxen by Pierre Lavine from Bill Morrison, 1886. Town was renamed for Admiral George ...

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11112 Farr's Chapel Cemetery from Newton take US 190 W to N FM 1012 go about 7 mi, (just past Jamestown) to Farr's Cemetery Rd., 8 mi from Newton Located in the yard of a Methodist church founded in 1868 by Alfred Farr, this cemetery contains more than 150 tombstones placed since the 1850s ... 11113 Farrsville SH 63 W Originally Farr's Mill. Named for Albert Farr, Methodist Minister. First settled about 1832 on Zavala Land Grant, though which a military and stagecoach ... 15831 Farrsville Cemetery Wiergate; go 6 mi. W of Wiergate on Hwy 63, turn right (NE) on CR 1052, then left (NW) on CR 1053, cemetery if immediately left (W) of CR 1053 Methodist minister Alfred Farr arrived in Newton County prior to 1860, and the community that grew around his homesite came to be known as Farrsville. ... 17517 Fawil Sam Herrin Cemetery From Newton at the intersection of US190 and SH 87 take US 190 east 7.7 miles; FM 2626 south 2.2 miles; FM 363 west 1.7 miles The Fawil Community, which once had three churches, a school, a plywood mill and a store, also includes three family cemeteries along the main road. ... 11114 First Baptist Church of Newton Newton The earliest record of this congregation dates to 1861, when the Newton Baptist Church with a membership of about 35 was accepted into the Bethlehem ... 11144 First Courthouse of Newton County SH 87 1 mi. S of Juc. SH 87 & SH 63, Burkeville County organized in 1846; Seat of Justice not established until two years later by public subscription. A building was erected here in 1848 on land ... 11115 Ford Chapel, Cemetery, and School CR 2004 (Ford Chapel Road), S side 0.8 mi. E of US 190 The family of John H. and Margaret Ford came to Texas prior to 1880. Establishing farms and homes, the family helped settle this area of Newton ... 11143 Francis Wilson 6 mi. S of Bon Wier on FM 1416, CHC reported marker missing since 2017 (1790-1867) A central figure in the early days of Texas Methodism, Virginia native Francis Wilson was the son of a Scot-Irish immigrant and a native ...

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16625 Garlington Cemetery Laid to rest here are Benjamin Garlington (c. 1793-1870), his wife, Caroline Cynthia (Vick) Garlington (c. 1806)-1877), an unidentified laborer who worked for them, and three others whose identities are unknown. This site is part of 320 acres that Benjamin received in 1857 as a bounty for his service during the War of 1812, in which he was listed as a Private and musician in the Mississippi Militia. He later served this area and adjacent parishes in Louisiana as a Primitive Baptist Minister. Concerned descendants have rallied to preserve and honor the memory of this pioneer family of Newton County. Historic Texas Cemetery-2001 Laid to rest here are Benjamin Garlington (c. 1793-1870), his wife, Caroline Cynthia (Vick) Garlington (c. 1806)-1877), an unidentified laborer ...

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17614 Hardy Cemetery near R255 and Weeks Chapel Road JOSEPH LANE (c. 1771 – c. 1850) WAS THE FIRST BURIAL IN THIS RURAL CEMETERY. HIS SON, GREEN LANE, RESERVED A GRAVE YARD MEASURING 20 BY 20 FEET IN ... 11117 Howell Cemetery 3 mi SW of Newton via SH 87 S to FM 2939, 4 mi to end of paved road then right, staying to right for 2 mi. until gates of cemetery The family of James William (1805-1876) and Louisa Cheshire (1816-1899) Howell came to this area from Alabama in 1872. Family members bought adjoining ... 23952 Hughes Cemetery marker pending marker pending

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15701 Inman Cemetery From Bon Wier take CR 4075 east 1.8 miles to the cemetery on the right side of the road

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11118 Josephus S. Irvine Wilson's Chapel Cemetery on private land 5 mi S of Newton Star and Wreath Josephus S. Irvine, born August 25, 1819. Came to Texas in 1830. Soldier in the Battle of San Jacinto. Major in Spaight's Eleventh ...

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14718 Mattox Cemetery Burkeville 11119 McFarland-Wilson Cemetery from Bleakwood take SH 87 S 2 mi., then FM 2460 E 1 mi to county road N 2 mi to cemetery According to McFarland family tradition, Colonel Thomas S. McFarland established this site as a family cemetery about 1840. Thomas and his father ... 13199 Mill Creek Cemetery 8.5 mi N of Burkeville on US 87, then E on State Recreation Rd 255 for 4.5 mi., left on USFS Rd 196 for 2.9 mi., then left on Mill Creek Cemetery Rd for 1 mi Settlers to this area crossed from Louisiana into Texas near Toledo Bend on the Sabine River. Along Mill Creek, they established a community and ...

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13531 Newton Cemetery Hardy St, S of US 87 This cemetery has served the town of Newton since it was officially set aside in 1903. The first burial, however, dates to 1864, when the landowner, ... 14449 Newton City Cemetery Newton 11120 Newton County about 3 mi SE of Newton on US 190 in roadside park Formed from Jasper County; created April 22, 1846, organized July 13, 1846. Named in honor of Sergeant John Newton, 1752-1807. Hero of the American ... 11121 Newton County Courthouse Newton This Courthouse was preceded by one built in Burkeville in 1848, and another erected on this public square in 1853. It is a Second Empire style edifice, ... 16330 Newton County Pre-War Maneuvers East side of Courthouse Square on the corner of Main and SH190 By 1941, the U.S. military was painfully aware of its unpreparedness to combat the modern mechanized armies in Europe. To increase its combat effectiveness, ... 11145 Newton County, C.S.A. Newton Hwy 190 roadside park, 3 mi. SE of Newton Supply and military center in the Civil War. Target area for Federals trying to move up the Sabine or across Louisiana and take Texas. Confederates ...

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11123 Old Union Church & Cemetery About 3.5 E on SH 87 from Newton to FM 1414. Then 5.6 mi. to gravel road and 2 more miles to end of loop road. This Baptist Church was organized formally in 1855 with 54 charter members, although records indicate a congregation was in existence as early as ... 11106 Original Site, Burkeville Methodist Church Burkeville Cemetery, 2 blocks S of Juc. SH 87 & SH 63, on SH 87 in cemetery In 1850 John R. and Mary W. Burke sold for one dollar to the local Methodist Episcopal Church, South, a tract of land at this site for a church building ...

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12398 Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church 8.1 miles north of Burkeville on SH 87, then 4.1 miles west on FM 255, then 3.3 miles northwest on CR 1005, then 5.3 miles west on CR 1106 and 0.3 miles south on CR 1113 This rural area of northwest Newton County has been known as "Scrappin' Valley" since the early 1900s. In 1907, one year after the Gilmer Lumber ...

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14205 Rev. Henry Stephenson McMahon Cemetery Preached at Jonesboro in 1817. Organized first permanent Methodist church and was in charge of all work in Texas in 1834. Born in Virginia, 1772. ... 11124 Round Table Inn 1 block S of SH 87 & SH 63 Intersection, Burkeville On this site stood Harrell House, built in 1865 by Confederate veteran David F. Harrell to serve stagecoaches and others traveling military road. ...

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11125 Salem 12 mi S of Bleakwood, via SH 87 South to FM 2829, then 4 mi. to Brice Farm (private property) Before Seth Swift (1789-1869) founded the settlement of Salem, he and his partner, Paul Gardner, operated a whaling business in Massachusetts. After ... 18912 Sand Ridge Cemetery Sand Ridge Cemetery (aka Odom Cemetery), W side CR 4045, 1.7 mi. N of FM 363. Map dot approximate. Son of Colonel Samuel S. Lewis (1784-1838), a War of 1812 veteran, Lieutenant John T. Lewis (1808-1892) and his wife, Sarah Mariah (Stark) (1811-1895), ... 11126 Shankleville Community 3.5 mi SW of Burkeville, via SH 63 W to FM 1415 South. Across from cemetery, Shankleville. Named for Jim and Winnie Shankle, known as first Newton County blacks to buy land and become local leaders after gaining freedom by emancipation. ... 11107 Site of Old Burr's Ferry (At Highway Bridge) SH 63 just before Lousianna Border next to stone TX monument An important communications point between Texas and the United States, especially during settlement era of early 1800's. Named for Dr. Timothy Burr ... 14508 Site of the Town of Belgrade off CR 4090, off FM 1416, Bon Wier vicinity Established in 1839. A thriving settlement before the Civil War. 14658 Stephen Alexander McBride Shankleville community As a co-founder of the Shankleville community, Stephen McBride worked to improve the lives of fellow African Americans. Stephen was born a slave ... 12453 Stringtown Schoolhouse 4 miles north of Newton on SH 87, then 5 miles north on FM 1414 Built in 1908, this one-room wood-frame schoolhouse served the students of Stringtown for nearly 40 years. Joe S. Griggs, a community resident and ... 11136 Swift Cemetery 9 mi S of Bleakwood on SH 87 The trading village of Salem was founded in 1835 by Seth Swift. A Quaker and whaling merchant, Swift had moved to this area from Massachusetts with ... 16627 Sycamore Cemetery from Burkeville, travel 5 mi. E on Hwy 63, .5 mi. N. on CR 2110 to first dirt road on right, travel to top of hill to cemetery An 1845 land grant brought pioneers to this area and it is believed that at least some of the graves here marked with only a rock or a post are from ...

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12115 Tanner Cemetery .3 mi. S of Burkeville on Fm 1414; 1 mi. E on un-numbered county road Thomas and Charlotte Guthrie Tanner moved to Mexican Texas in 1827 or 1828. They purchased six hundred acres on McGraw Creek from J. R. Williams ... 15149 Tatum House Newton 11097 The Old Beef Road 8 mi. N of Burkeville on SH 87, 1/4 mi. S of Juc. SH 87 & R 255 Early 19th century trade routes across the Sabine River were few, and served all travelers and traders. The Beef Road, which replaced earlier "Zavala ... 11146 The Spears Chapel Methodist Church From Burkeville take SH 63 E to FM 2991, then S for 4 mi. to Spears Chapel & Church. Organized 1839 by the Rev. Moses Spear, for whom it was named. First church, a log building, was erected on a 1.7-acre site owned by William McMahon. ... 11147 The Survey Community About 7.5 mi N of Burkesville on SH 87, 1 mi S of Juc. SH 87 & R 255 William Williams, an early 1800s Sabine Valley pioneer, obtained a large land grant in 1834 from the Republic of Mexico. His surveyed land attracted ... 11137 Toledo Bend FM 692, 15 mi N of Burkeville at Toledo Bend Dam power station. The Sabine River's Toledo Bend has played a major role in the history of East Texas. An area initially inhabited by Indians and buffalo, it was a ... 11122 Town of Newton Newton Located in the easternmost county of Texas, this town was little more than a forest of oaks and beeches when laid out in 1853. Due to its central ... 11138 Trout Creek Cemetery FM 1004 W of Juc. FM 1004 & SH 87, Trout Creek Originally a part of the James West Survey, this cemetery dates to the early 1860s. The land was later owned by Mrs. Frances Ann Dyer (d.1890), and ... 12962 Trout Creek Missionary Baptist Church 18 mi. S on US 87, then W 0.2 mi. (Trout Creek Community) Trout Creek Missionary Baptist Church Local oral tradition holds that the Trout Creek Missionary Baptist Church was organized in 1876. An early church ...

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11116 W. H. Ford Male & Female College Newton Formerly W. H. Ford Male & Female College (1889-1906). Named for secretary of the Southwest College Company. President Joseph Syler and his wife ... 11139 Watson Chapel Cemetery 1 mi. S of Bleakwood on SH 87 Prominent early settler George Adams and his wife, Orinda Hester Scott, donated land for this cemetery in 1883. Although the gravestone of Tilman ... 11140 Watson Chapel Methodist Church 1 mi S of Bleakwood on SH 87 On 5-acre site given by George Adams (1842-1906), this church has been in continuous use since its construction in 1883 by men of community. According ... 11141 Weeks Chapel Cemetery N from Burkeville on SH 87, then 8 mi. W on R255 to Weeks Chapel Rd., then 2 mi. S This land was part of an 1838 grant to James Weeks (d.1863) in Jasper County, becoming part of Newton County in 1846. Weeks built a home about one-half ... 11142 Wiergate Next to Post Office on FM 1415, Wiergate A deal, struck in 1917 between Houston lumberman Robert W. Wier and the Lutcher and Moore Lumber Company, owners of vast tracts of virgin yellow ... 11100 William Blewett Court St., (US 190), N side of Courthouse Square, Newton (1830-1862) Georgia native William Blewett came to Texas with his family in 1849. They settled first in Jasper County, where he was district surveyor ... 12858 Wilson Chapel Cemetery About 4 mi. south of City of Newton; CR 4002 at CR 4004 Wilson Chapel Cemetery (also known as Woods Cemetery or Irvine Cemetery) David McMahon (1806-1873), first Newton County attorney, is credited with ... 12346 Woods Cemetery 2.1 miles southeast of Burkeville on FM 1414 Brothers Sebern (1809-1865), Allen (1814-1887) and John Woods and their families were living in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, in 1840. They traveled ... 15640 Woods Park (Newton County Fairgrounds) .8 mi. E of Newton on Loop 505 In 1937, the Southwestern Settlement and Development Company deeded land to Newton County. This property would become known as Woods Park, named ...