Newton County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties N,O  Newton County

Guide to Newton County Texas ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Newton County Courthouse P O Box 484 Newton, Texas 75966 Phone: 409-379-5341

County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage records from 1846, probate records from 1870 court and land records

Newton County has had two county seats: Burkeville, 1849-1853, and Newton 1853-present.

Newton County Courthouse 109 Court Street P.O. Drawer J Newton, Texas 75966 Newton County Government Website

Inventory of county records, Newton County Courthouse, Newton, Texas, 1978, by the Newton County Historical Commission, contains an inventory of records housed in the Newton County Courthouse and describes the records of the Commissioners' Court, County Clerk, County Court, County Attorney, District Clerk, Justice of the Peace, Sheriff, Tax Assessor-Collector, County Auditor, County Treasurer, County Superintendent of Schools, and Water Supply District. Read the book online from The Portal to Texas History.

History
Settled as early as 1834.

Parent County
1846--Newton County was created 22 April 1846 from Jasper County. County seat: Newton

Record Loss
2000--Newton County Courthouse, built in 1902, burned on August 4, 2000. The Courthouse was rebuilt and restored in 2002.

Neighboring Counties

 * Beauregard Parish, Louisiana
 * Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
 * Jasper
 * Orange
 * Sabine
 * Sabine Parish, Louisiana
 * Vernon Parish, Louisiana

Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Cemetery Records - TXGenWeb Newton County

Local Histories

 * Glimpses of Newton County History, 1982, by the Newton County Historical Commission.
 * Newton County History from The Handbook of Texas Online.

Maps

 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records Original Birth Records on Microfilm
 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - FamilySearch

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records Original Marriage Records on Microfilm
 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 ~ FamilySearch records collection''
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  ~  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  ~  FamilySearch record collection

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images] Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976. The name index has been created by FamilySearch and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903.
 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005  (index)  -  Hidden Ancestors

Web Sites

 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site