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Historical Markers in Newark

 
Clickable Map of Wise County, Texas 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 Wise County, TX (97) Cooke County, TX (57) Denton County, TX (143) Jack County, TX (28) Montague County, TX (37) Parker County, TX (113) Tarrant County, TX (540)  WiseCounty(97) Wise County (97)  CookeCounty(57) Cooke County (57)  DentonCounty(143) Denton County (143)  JackCounty(28) Jack County (28)  MontagueCounty(37) Montague County (37)  ParkerCounty(113) Parker County (113)  TarrantCounty(540) Tarrant County (540)
Decatur is the county seat for Wise County
Newark is in Wise County
Wise County (97)  ►
ADJACENT TO WISE COUNTY
Cooke County (57)  ►
Denton County (143)  ►
Jack County (28)  ►
Montague County (37)  ►
Parker County (113)  ►
Tarrant County (540)  ►
 
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1 ► Texas, Wise County, Newark — 5280 — The 1865 Indian Creek Raid —
During the late 1850s, Indians on the North Texas frontier became increasingly restive about continued white settlement on their lands. As a result, numerous attacks on Anglos occurred during the years from 1859 to 1875. One such incident took . . . — — Map (db m147088) HM
2 ► Texas, Wise County, Newark — 4787 — Site of First Post Office in Wise County Odessa —
Established Sept. 8, 1855. First white settler in Wise County, Benjamin B. Haney, was the first postmaster. Second was Martha E. Marshall, appointed Dec. 5, 1856; third, Nathan Huff, served from March 16, 1860, until office was discontinued on Dec. . . . — — Map (db m309561) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026