On County Road 4075, 1.6 miles south of U.S. 190, on the right.
Inman Cemetery was created in 1914 when Laura Inman Hughes died shortly after giving birth and was buried at this site. Laura was the granddaughter of W.H. and Martha Stark, who had been granted land in the area in 1859, and she was buried on . . . — — Map (db m136250) HM
On U.S. 190 at County Road 2001, on the left when traveling west on U.S. 190.
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 for steamboats and a point from which large quantities of timber were rafted to sawmills downriver. . . . — — Map (db m136677) HM
On State Highway 63 east of State Highway 87, on the right when traveling east.
To create jobs and bring county services nearer to residents of this area, Newton County officials provided materials and the U.S. Works Progress Administration (WPA) the funds to pay laborers to construct this building in 1940-41. Named for Harrier . . . — — Map (db m107227) HM
On State Highway 63, 0.3 miles east of County Highway 2120, on the left when traveling east.
An important communications point between Texas and the United States, especially during settlement era of early 1800’s. Named for Dr. Timothy Burr (1790-1852), second cousin of U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr.
Dr. Burr is said to have come to . . . — — Map (db m107228) HM
On Farm to Market Road 1004, 0.1 miles west of County Road 3088, on the left when traveling west.
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. and Coella Armstrong in 1935. The name of the church was changed to Call Community Center Church of God . . . — — Map (db m136725) HM
On Old Texas 87 (State Road 272) south of Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling south.
Original site, called "Possum Bluff," was purchased for $200 by Pierre Lavine from H.L. Morrison in 1886. The Sabine Tram Company purchased the land in 1897 from G. Smyth and a sawmill was built shortly thereafter. The mill soon became the center . . . — — Map (db m136232) HM
On State Highway 87, 0.1 miles south of County Highway 2149, on the left when traveling south.
Wade Hampton Mattox came to this area from Florida prior to 1850. His grave, dating to the 1860s, is the first marked in the cemetery, established close to the house in keeping with Mattox tradition. The burial ground later served the Survey . . . — — Map (db m107225) HM
On State Highway 87 at County Highway 1100, on the right when traveling south on State Highway 87.
Early 19th Century trade routes across the Sabine River were few, and served all travelers and traders. The Beef Road, which replaced earlier “Zavala Road”, was an important route by 1840, crossing this area. Named for cattle trade, it . . . — — Map (db m107172) HM
On State Highway 87, 0.3 miles south of County Highway 2149, on the right when traveling south.
William Williams, an early 1800s Sabine Valley pioneer, obtained a large land grant in 1834 from the Republic of Mexico. His surveyed land attracted settlers, who called the location “The Survey”. In 1847 Wade H. Mattox (1800 – . . . — — Map (db m107226) HM
On North Street at Court Street (State Highway 505), on the right when traveling west on North Street.
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 to N. A. Dawson, a road contractor. From 1923 to 1979 it was the home of lumberman and civic leader . . . — — Map (db m137041) HM
On Ford Chapel Road (County Road 2004) 0.6 miles north of U.S. 190, on the right when traveling north.
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 County. A community cemetery was begun on the land of J. D. and Ida J. Ford. Although the cemetery . . . — — Map (db m137262) HM
On State Highway 190 west of Hickory Lane, on the right when traveling west.
The picnic area on US 190 in Newton County is an early roadside park developed by the Texas Highway Department - now Texas Department of Transportation. This 1936 park accommodated motorists attending Texas Centennial events that year. It was . . . — — Map (db m136971) HM
On Hardy Street near Gibb Street, on the left when traveling north.
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, G.W. Robinson, buried his young son. After Robinson passed away, a Newton resident bought the land . . . — — Map (db m137153) HM
On Court Street (U.S. 190), on the right when traveling east.
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, with an unusual truncated clock tower, mansard roof, and corner quoins, built in 1902-03 by . . . — — Map (db m128586) HM
On North Rusk Street (U.S. 190), on the left when traveling south.
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, the U.S. Army conducted the Louisiana maneuvers, which included 3,400 square miles of Texas. . . . — — Map (db m128588) HM
On Highway 190 west of Hickory Lane, on the right when traveling west.
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 built breastworks and maintained arsenal at Burkeville. Major supply route, "The Old Beef Trail", . . . — — Map (db m202003) HM
On North Rusk Street (U.S. 190), on the left when traveling south.
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 location, it was elected county seat the same year, winning over Burkeville, the former county seat. . . . — — Map (db m128587) HM
On North Rusk Street (U.S. 190), on the right when traveling south.
Formerly W. H. Ford Male & Female College (1889-1906). Named for Secretary of the Southwest College Company. President Joseph Syler and his wife were the teachers.
High-school level, as were many early Texas "colleges"; founded . . . — — Map (db m128589) HM
On Court Street (U.S. 190), on the right when traveling west.
Georgia native William Blewett came to Texas with his family in 1849. They settled first in Jasper County, where he was District Surveyor about 1853. He married a cousin, Nancy Adams; they later became the parents of 6 children. In 1858 they moved . . . — — Map (db m128590) HM
On Court Street (State Highway 505) near Griffin Street, on the right when traveling west.
In 1937, the Southwestern Settlement and Development Company deeded land to Newton County. This property would become known as Woods Park, named for the company's surveyor, C.A. Woods. County resident sused the park for recreation and soon the . . . — — Map (db m137150) HM
On State Highway 87 north of County Road 4102, on the left when traveling north.
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 his wife, Lydia, and six children. When Lydia died about 1852, Swift set aside an acre of land for a . . . — — Map (db m136287) HM
Near County Road 1004 west of State Highway 87, on the left when traveling west.
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 upon her death was inherited by her daughter Udora Dyer Ratcliff (1862-1898) and son-in-law K. R. . . . — — Map (db m136635) HM
On County Road 1004, 0.2 miles west of State Highway 87, on the left when traveling west.
Trout Creek Missionary Baptist Church Local oral tradition holds that the Trout Creek Missionary Baptist Church was organized in 1876. An early church building had that year inscribed on it, and the congregation celebrated its centennial in 1976. . . . — — Map (db m136642) HM
