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Historical Markers in Newton County

 
Clickable Map of Newton County, Mississippi and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Newton County, MS (11) Clarke County, MS (10) Jasper County, MS (3) Kemper County, MS (9) Lauderdale County, MS (77) Leake County, MS (8) Neshoba County, MS (19) Scott County, MS (9) Smith County, MS (7)  NewtonCounty(11) Newton County (11)  ClarkeCounty(10) Clarke County (10)  JasperCounty(3) Jasper County (3)  KemperCounty(9) Kemper County (9)  LauderdaleCounty(77) Lauderdale County (77)  LeakeCounty(8) Leake County (8)  NeshobaCounty(19) Neshoba County (19)  ScottCounty(9) Scott County (9)  SmithCounty(7) Smith County (7)
Decatur is the county seat for Newton County
Adjacent to Newton County, Mississippi
Clarke County (10)  ►
Jasper County (3)  ►
Kemper County (9)  ►
Lauderdale County (77)  ►
Leake County (8)  ►
Neshoba County (19)  ►
Scott County (9)  ►
Smith County (7)  ►
 
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1 ► Mississippi, Newton County, Chunky — Chunky River Train Wreck
On U.S. 80 at Buckley Road, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 80. Reported missing.
2 ► Mississippi, Newton County, Decatur — Medgar Evers —
On West Broad Street, on the right when traveling west.
3 ► Mississippi, Newton County, Decatur — Sherman at Decatur —
On State Highway 15 at 7th Street, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 15.
4 ► Mississippi, Newton County, Hickory — Hickory —
On U.S. 80 east of Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east.
5 ► Mississippi, Newton County, Hickory — Lynching in America / Lynching in Newton County — Community Remembrance Project —
Near Good Hope Church Road 1.6 miles south of State Route 503, on the left when traveling south.
6 ► Mississippi, Newton County, Little Rock — Beulah Hubbard School —
On Hickory Little Rock Road at Jessie Dean Road, on the right when traveling south on Hickory Little Rock Road.
7 ► Mississippi, Newton County, Newton — Confederate Hospital —
On South Main Street at East First Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
8 ► Mississippi, Newton County, Newton — Doolittle C.S.A. Cemetery —
On Northside Drive (U.S. 80), on the right when traveling west.
9 ► Mississippi, Newton County, Newton — Grierson's Raid —
Near South Main Street at East Railroad Street, on the left when traveling south.
10 ► Mississippi, Newton County, Newton — McElroy-Hoye House —
On East Church Street at Wood Street, on the left when traveling east on East Church Street.
11 ► Mississippi, Newton County, Newton — 202 — Newton County Blues — Mississippi Blues Trail —
On South Main Street at Cedar Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026