Newton County
County Seat

Jasper, the county seat of Newton County, was designated as such soon after the creation of the county, December 14, 1842. It was named in honor of Thomas W. Newton.

In Memoriam
Newton County Veterans of all wars who gave their lives in the service of their country.

N.W. Armer
Frank Bickner
Gauldin Bolen
G.H. Clark
Emory Collins
Albert Cooper
Quenton Criner
Loyd Dixon
Raymond Dollar
Eldon Farmer
A.G. Freeman
Bailey Greenhaw
Bill Heydenrich
Calvin W. Hill
Harold Kilgore
William Lawrence
Edward Lovell
Grover Madison
Simon Mayberry
Walter Moore
Jim Jr. Phillips
James G. Pratt
Jimmy Primrose
Ervin Rich
Woodrow Shatswell
F.L. Sims
Carroll Smith
D.L. Smith
D.F. Spencer
Harold Strong
W.E. Strong
Floyd Sullivan
Truman Tennison
W.H. Thomason
Virgil Torix
K.E. Villines
Truman Villines
Dennis Wheeler
Verland Willis
David Beard
William J. Sims
R.M. Barr
Will Bean
Guarat Campbell
Thomas Duncan
Hessie Edgmon
Lee Garrison
Bert Hamilton
Carroll Manns
A.D. Summers
William Gash
Lewis F. Davis
William Brisco
Marion Brogden
James M. Cecil
H.C. Chaffin
Virgil Conly
Joseph Cooksey
John A. Criner
John Daniel
Harmon Davis
David Flud
Marion Harp
J.W. Howard
Reuben A. Hudson
James H. Lasater
John H. Lasater
William Manes
Daniel McPherson
F.M. Meek
John Munholland
John Owen
T.B. Parker
Duncan Patterson
Benjamin Riggs
F.M. Riggs
James Smith
Hiram Spurlock
Daniel Tennison
William Williams
Martin Young
Timothy Sexton






Campbell - Edgmon Post No. 93
Ray H. Crouse, Commander
Glen NOvak, Vice Com.
Robert W. Read, Serv. Off.
I.L. Rowe, Jr. Chaplain

Newton County Officials
Garland L. Bryant, Rep.
Roy Raulston, County Judge
Howard Norton, Circuit Clerk
Loy Ray Wagoner, Sheriff
Charles H. Petree, Treas.
H.R. Edgmon, Assessor

Memorial Committee
Tom R. Flautt
O.A. Moore
J.S. Vaughan
Edward A. Kopp
Stanley Smith

Dedicated May 28, 1967
This memorial erected by the American Legoin and the people of Newton County.

NEWTON COUNTY HEROES

William Jeff Villines and Lytle James
May 3, 2001

Missing child Haley Zega, 6 years old was rescued on the 3rd day in the upper Buffalo River wilderness area.

As time passed, the professional rescuers were discouraged, realizing time was of the essence. These two grandfathers independently braved the treacherous area in search of Haley on mules that were reluctant to enter the rugged area dotted with 2,000 ft. high bluffs. William and Lytle declined the reward saying finding Haley alive was reward enough. The reward was given to Morgan Nick Foundation. Newton County is proud of these two natives who brought a successful conclusion to the largest rescue mission ever in the state of Arkansas.