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​About Newton County:

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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 Schedule

2023 Holidays​​​​​​​
  • New Year's Day - January 2, 2023​
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - January 16, 2023
  • President's Day - February 20, 2023
  • Memorial Day - May 29, 2023
  • Emancipation Day - June 19, 2023
  • Independence Day - July 4, 2023
  • Labor Day - September 4, 2023
  • Columbus Day - October 9, 2023
  • Veteran's Day - November 10, 2023
  • Thanksgiving Day - November 23, 2023
  • Day after Thanksgiving Day - November 24, 2023
  • Christmas - December 25, 2023
  • Day after Christmas - December 26, 2023
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Newton County's Flag
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Map of Newton County in 1890
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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
Newton County Sheriff's Office - 208 W. Coler, Neosho, Missouri 64850. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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