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== History == The original Newton County was formed by statute on February 7, 1835, and was a roughly square area some 30 miles on a side, encompassing what is now the northern half of the county, the northern half of [[Jasper County, Indiana|Jasper County]], and a large section to the north. The northern border was cut back to the [[Kankakee River]] on February 1, 1836, with all land north of the Kankakee River going to [[Lake County, Indiana|Lake]] and [[Porter County, Indiana|Porter]] counties. The county was abolished and combined with Jasper County in 1839. On December 8, 1859, the county was re-created and the borders were redrawn to essentially their current state. Newton County is named after Sgt. [[John Newton (soldier)|John Newton]], who served under Gen. [[Francis Marion]] (the "Swamp Fox") in the [[American Revolutionary War]]. It is adjacent to [[Jasper County, Indiana|Jasper County]], which was named after Sgt. [[William Jasper]], whose story is similar. At least four other states, [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[Mississippi]], [[Missouri]] and [[Texas]], have adjacent [[Jasper County|Jasper]] and [[Newton County|Newton]] Counties, as though these two were remembered as a pair.{{sfn|De Witt|Tuttle|1875|p=581}} Upon its re-creation, Newton County was the last of Indiana's 92 counties to be organized.
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