About Newton County:
Newton County is in the State of Missouri. It is included in the Joplin, Missouri metropolitan statistical area. The population was 58,648 at the 2020 census and is comprised of 22,123 households. It is the eighteenth most populous county in Missouri. The county was organized in 1838 and named for John Newton, a hero of the Revolutionary War. The county seat is Neosho.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 627 square miles, of which 624 square miles is land and 1.8 square miles (0.3%) is water. Newton County has a multitude of communities including: Diamond, Fairview, Granby, Joplin, Neosho, and Seneca. Villages: Cliff Village, Dennis Acres, Grand Falls Plaza, Leawood, Loma Linda, Newtonia, Redings Mill, Ritchey, Saginaw, Shoal Creek Drive, Shoal Creek Estates, Silver Creek, Stark City, Stella, and Wentworth. The following localities are also in Newton County: Hornet, Monark Springs, Racine, Spring City, Tipton Ford, and Wanda. Find more information at NewtonCountyMO.com Holiday ScheduleDuring the following holidays, all Newton County offices will be closed:
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Newton County's Flag
Map of Newton County in 1890
Until 1996, the Newton County Jail was located on the 3rd floor of the courthouse.
Sheriffs of Newton County, Missouri
Chris Jennings 2017 – Present Ken Copeland 2005 – 2016 Ron Doerge 1989 – 2004 Mark Bridges 1985 – 1988 Joe Abramovitz 1973 – 1984 Forest “Frosty” Land 1965 – 1972 John Tuggle 1957 – 1964 Floyd Wolf 1953 – 1956 Pete Collier 1949 – 1952 Herman G. Cline 1945 – 1948 Russell Paterson 1941 – 1944 Beach W. Bridges 1937 – 1940 Paul Liles 1933 – 1936 J.B. Beavers 1929 – 1932 Beach W. Bridges 1925 – 1928 George W. Yadon 1921 – 1924 James M. Sanders 1917 – 1920 Beach W. Bridges 1913 – 1916 Isom Henry Collier 1909 – 1912 W.B. Phillips 1907 – 1908 John B. Beavers 1903 – 1906 Isom Henry Collier 1901 – 1902 Andrew J. Thomas 1987 – 1900 Frank Akers 1985 – 1896 Frank Featherson 1891 – 1894 John F. Shannon 1887 – 1890 J.W. Byrd 1883-1886 John T. McElhany 1883 – 1883 Lewis B. Hutchinson 1883 – Died in Office James R. McElhany 1879 -1882 William H. Baker 1877 – 1878 Aaron C. Choate 1873 – 1876 Abraham P. DeGroff 1871 -1861 Lewis Hutchinson 1866 – 1870 William M. Boyd 1865 – 1865 Harvey Conly 1863 – 1864 M. R. Johnson 1861 – 1861 John K. Choate 1859 – 1860 Henderson Jennings 1855 – 1858 M.F. Crouch 1851 – 1854 Samuel Haerrell 1849 – 1850 A.B. McKaskle 1847 – 1848 Elbert C. Newton 1845 – 1846 Isaac Gibson 1839 - 1844 |