Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
“Newton County Courthouse is a historic courthouse in Newton, Texas. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.”
Wikipedia article Newton County Courthouse (Texas), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 6 National Register listings published here for Newton County · listed in 1979 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 328 fires within 5 miles of Newton County Courthouse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,615 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 151 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 151 |
| Debris and open burning | 109 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 686 |
| 5 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 670 |
| 30 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NEWTON 09:25 |
| 30 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 34 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Newton County Courthouse: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Silica | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Newton, the town this property stands in, in 51 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 26 thunderstorm wind, 16 hail, 5 tornado, 4 flash flood. The reports record 3 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1999 | Tornado (F3) | Newton | 3 hurt, $250,000 | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Tornado (EF1) | Newton | $200,000 | A tornado touched down on the eastern sections of Newton, where is destroyed an abandoned house, another home lost its back porch, which flipped onto the roof and caused major damage to the roof. At least another 15-20 homes received minor damage to its trim or gutters. Numerous trees were blown down or snapped. |
| November 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Newton | $100,000 | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Newton | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Flash Flood | Newton | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Flash Flood | Newton | $20,000 | Around five inches of rain fell in less than one hour, resulting in deep water across highways north and west of Newton. Minor road damage did occur. |
| January 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Newton | $10,000 | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Flash Flood | Newton | $10,000 | no account filed |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $10,000 | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $10,000 | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $5,000 | The Newton County Sheriffs Department reported trees and power lines down county wide. |
| March 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $5,000 | The Newton County Sheriffs Department reported trees down in Burkeville and a car blown off the road during a thunderstorm. |
| November 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| December 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| November 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| November 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $3,000 | Several trees were blown down with other debris blown around the 1700 block of Court Road. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $3,000 | The Texas Department of Transportation reported numerous trees down on roadways in Newton County. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $3,000 | Multiple trees were reported down around the town of Newton during a thunderstorm. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $2,000 | Multiple trees blown down around Newton. |
| January 2024 | Hail | Newton | $2,000 | Large hail broke a few vehicle windshields in the city of Newton. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $2,000 | A tree was blown down on a power line near Newton. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $2,000 | Trees were blown down east of Newton. |
| November 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $2,000 | A tree was blown down during a severe thunderstorm. |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $2,000 | no account filed |
| September 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $2,000 | no account filed |
| January 2024 | Hail | Newton | - | Multiple reports and pictures of large hail to around 4 inches in diameter was received from Newton. |
| March 2014 | Hail | Newton | - | KFDM relayed a report of penny sized hail in Newton via Facebook. |
| September 2013 | Flash Flood | Newton | - | Heavy rain from slow moving thunderstorms caused street flooding around Newton forcing Law Enforcement to close some roads in and around the city. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Newton | - | The Newton County Sheriff Department report hail to the size of nickels with a passing storm. |
| October 2010 | Hail | Newton | - | Newton County Sheriff Office reported penny to nickel size hail near Pine Grove. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | - | Damaging winds blew trees and power lines down. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | - | Trees blown down 15 miles south of Newton. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Newton | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Newton | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Newton | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Newton | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | - | no account filed |
| December 2001 | Hail | Newton | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Newton | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Newton | - | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Hail | Newton | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Newton | - | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Hail | Newton | - | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Hail | Newton | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79002999 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Newton County | All 6 listed properties in this county. |
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