Newton County was founded in 1842 from land in Carroll County and its boundaries remain unchanged since that time. The county was named for early Arkansas politician Thomas W. Newton. Jasper serves as the county seat.
A list of the Newton County records microfilm available at the Arkansas State Archives can be found in our County records microfilm collection.
The results below are automatically collected from materials on this site that have been tagged with the Geographical Area of “Newton County (Ark.)” This list does not include all of the Arkansas State Archives’ materials regarding this county, but provides a starting point for research. Please click on each title below to learn more about it and the collection to which it belongs.
Submissions from 2020
Big Creek masonic lodge #528, Newton county, Arkansas
Cemeteries: Lone Hill, Newton County
Granny Henderson's Home Near Buffalo River,Nominated for Historical Status
Li'l Abner and Daisy Mae at Dogpatch USA
Markers: Historic Society, Newton County 1954
Newton County Historical Society: Folder 1
Newton County Historical Society: Folder 2
Newton County Historical Society: Folder 3
Shmoo, Li'l Abner and Daisy Mae at Dogpatch, USA
Waterfall and train at Dogpatch USA
Submissions from 2019
Submissions from 2003
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Newton County
Submissions from 1984
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Newton County
Submissions from 1973
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Newton County
Submissions from 1967
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Newton County
Submissions from 1961
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Newton County
Submissions from 1956
Walter C. Lackey Collection: Frank Villines with a 16-pound catfish
Images from 1954
Submissions from 1949
James T. Richmond in front of his cabin on Mount Sherman near Jasper, Newton County
View from Highway 7 near Jasper, Newton County
Submissions from 1947
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Newton County
Submissions from 1938
Forest Type Map of T-16-N and R-19-W Newton County (Ark.)
Forest Type Map of T-18-N and R-20-W Newton County (Ark.)
Submissions from 1937
Forest Type Map of T-18-N and R-21-W Newton County (Ark.)
Submissions from 1935
Images from 1930
Newton County townships map, 1930
Books from 1868
Update to the Register of Legal Voters of Newton County
