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Newton
Newton County, Mississippi
ZipCodes
39345
Motto
A Great Small Town
Page Contents for Newton, Mississippi
History & History-related items
Chamber of Commerce.
Statistics & Facts
The Mississippi state capital is Jackson.
The population of Newton is approximately 3,699 (2000), 3373 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 1,505 (1990), 1324 (2010).
The amount of land area in Newton is 12.764 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0.038 sq kilometers.
The distance from Newton to Washington DC is 841 miles.
The distance to the Mississippi state capital is 62 miles. (as the crow flies)
Newton is positioned 32.31 degrees north of the equator and 89.15 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Location
in central Mississippi about 70 miles east of Jackson. Newton is near the intersection of I-20 and Highway 15.Return to Index
History & History Related Items
Newton was named for Newton Doolittle. His father gave part of the land for the community. The Southern Railroad line came to town in September, 1860, the same year the town was incorporated.
More historical information may be found at the history page listed below. Here is a good history page for Newton, including a picture of the founder.
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Attractions
Okla Museum
Choctaw Indian baskets along with many genealogical materials plus more.
Phone 601-635-2023
Newton Station
A Union raid during the Civil War on 24 April 1863 destroyed the deot and all nearby tracks. Also ruined were the telegraph lines and other buildings in town. Now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the new depot opened in 1905 and was eventually restored in 1992. The chamber of commerce is located in the depot today.
Phone: (601) 683-2201
Doolittle Confederate Cemetery
Hundreds of Confederate soldiers were brought here to be nursed back to health in 1863 during the Civil War. Out of the 1,000 soliders, 100 of them died. The Doolittle family permitted the dead soldiers to be buried in their family plot. The wooden crosses eventually rotted away leaving the graves nameless. Now stone markers read, Unknown Confederate, for the dead soldiers.
For more information, please call (601)683-2201.
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Newton City Government
City of NewtonNewton Mayor: (601) 683-6181
Newton Chamber
Newton Chamber of Commerce128 South Main Street
PO Box 301
Newton, MS 39345
Phone:601-683-2201
Fax: 601-683-2201 (call first)
Newton Organizations
Newton Chamber of Commerce128 South Main Street
PO Box 301
Newton, MS 39345
Phone:601-683-2201
Fax: 601-683-2201 (call first)
Newton Libraries
Elliot McMullan Public LibraryPhone/Fax: (601)683-3367
Newton Schools
Newton Municipal School District123 Scanlan Street
Newton, MS 39345
Phone: 601-683-2451
Fax: 601-683-7131
Newton Elementary School
301 W Tatum
Newton, MS 39345
Phone: (601) 683-3979
Newton Middle School
531 E. Church Street
Newton, MS 39345
Phone: 601-683-3926
Newton High School
201 W. First Street
Newton, MS 39345
Phone: 601-683-2232
Fax: 601-683-6808 Newton
Miscellany
The population of Newton was:1990 - 3,701
2000 - 3,699
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