Hello, If anyone has a town or settlement to add to this list, please let me know. Evelyn Flood RKinfolks@aol.com PLACE NAMES OF NEWTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS LOCATION AND SOME EARLY FAMILIES ALLFRIEND Northwest part of county Section 21, Twp.17North, Range 23West Derived from Allred family living in that area. ARBAUGH Southwest Section 14, Twp 13 N, Range 24West Arbaugh families ARRINGTON CREEK Near Boxley, Northwest Sections 11,12 of Twp.15North,Range 23 and 22West BASS Eastern part near Searcy County,AR line Section 33, T15N R 19W Received its name from the many Bass fish in the creek in its early days. Cook, Hamilton, McCutcheon, Curtis,Martin Dodson,Duck,Bolin BEECHWOODS Named for the many beech trees Section 36, Twp.16North,Range 23West Clark, Keeton, Villines BEN HUR Southeast corner Section 35, Twp. 13N, Range 19West Received its name from the Bible. Standridge, Gregory BENS BRANCH Section 26, Twp 15N, R 19W Canady, Dean,Dickey,Eddings,Hale,Hensley, Henson,Hill,Martin, McCutcheon,Reddell, Salmon,Sullivan, Tennison, Thompson,Yates BOAT MOUNTAIN NE location. Roughly Section 29, Twp. 17North, Range 19West One of the highest points in the county. Overlooks the Marshall Creek Valley BOXLEY First known as "Whiteley". Section 10, Twp.15North, Range 23West Named for a store owner by name of Boxley Location of the historical saltpeter mines Whiteley, Casey,Villines, Duty CAMPBELL CREEK Southcentral Township 14N, R20 West Roughly Sections 27,28 and 29 CAVE CREEK Located East near Searcy County line. Sections 14,15, Twp.15N, Range 20 West Cook,Dodson,Hamilton,Curtis,Martin, McCutcheon,Stephens,Hill,Taylor,Dickey, Thompson, Hale, Baker,Brooks,Hill,Hensley CARVER Section 31, Twp 16North, Range 19 West. Located on Buffalo River. Bolin,Carver, Cooper, Cross,Eddings,Farmer, Garner, Jones,Mayberry,Reddell,Smith CAVE MOUNTAIN Between Boxley and Mossville Section 6, Twp 14North, R23West home of the historical saltpeter cave Bryant,Edgmon, Fowler,Fults CHANCEL Southeast Section 29,Twp.13N, Range 20 West Moore, Adams, Sparks, Wheeler COMPTON NW part of county. Section 35, Twp.17N, Range 22 West Buchanan,Cecil, Compton, McMahan,Ward COWELL Southeastern part of county Section 36, Twp. 14N, Range 21West. Named for the first postmaster, Joab A Cowell Sain, Johnson, Carmack, Berry, Davis Sexton, Willis, Basinger, Wheeler CROSSROADS 1 Section 10, Twp.14N, Range 21 West approximately 13 miles south of Jasper CROSSROADS 2 Located west of Compton on the back road to Kingston(Madison County) Roughly Section 25, Twp.16North,Range 22West DEER Section 33, Twp.14North, Range 21West Received its name from a pet deer owned by E.B.Jones Blackwood,Adams,Faught,Jones,Taylor DIAMOND CAVE On Henson Creek three miles from Jasper in Section 5, Twp.15North, Range 21 West. Samuel and Andrew Hudson discovered the cave while bear hunting. DINSMORE NW corner, Section 19,T17,Range 23 West Established by Nathaniel Bunch in 1883 Names for Hugh Dinsmore, State Representative. EDWARDS JUNCTION Section 30, Twp 14North, Range22West Highway 21 EDGMON CREEK Near Boxley, Northwest part of county ERBIE NW corner, Section 33, T17North, Range 21 West Bryant,Lawson,Villines,Hickman,Farmer ESSEX Southcentral location Section 9, Twp. 14North, Range 21 West FALLSVILLE Also known as"Loafers Glory" SW corner, Section 17, T13, Range 23 West Route traveled by Newton and Madison County families on their trek to the Arkansas river bottoms to pick cotton. GEORGE NW part in Section 3, T16,Range 23West Newberry, McCullough,Fowler, Allred HANNAH ROCK Located on old Indian trail between Keys Gap and Parthenon. Named for Mrs. Hannah who grew her vegetable garden on a large flat rock. She used a ladder to get to her garden and removed it each time so garden would be safe from critters. HASTY NorthEast part of county Section 25, Twp.16 North, Range 20West Agee,Bass,Baughman, Bowling ,Fiveash,Garner, Gibson,Hill,Hoppis,Morrison,Waters HURRICANE CREEK Extreme Southeast part of county. Twp.13North, Range 20West GUM SPRINGS Section 24, T15, Range 21 West on Highway 7 between Jasper and Lurton. HOLT Section 24, T14, Range 20 West Holt was the home of the Choctaw Indians Named for Joseph R Holt. Holt,Shirley,Cheatham,Rackley ICELEDO Eastern part of County near Searcy County. Section 4, T14, Range 19West Also home of the Choctaw Indians McCutcheon, Cook, Hill JASPER Northcentral location Section 27, T16, Range 21 West County Seat of Newton County,Arkansas Boomer,Brasel,Carter,Collins,Davis,Harp,Harrison, Henderson,Jones,Moore, Moss,Phillips,Skaggs, Sloan,Stacey,Taylor,Waters,Young KENNER Northwest Section 34, Twp.17N, Range 23West LIMESTONE VALLEY Southcentral Section 13, T13N, Range 22West Adams,Casey,Clayborn,Davis,Dodson,Feltnor,Hamm, Middleton,Robinson LOWGAP 10 miles west of Jasper Roughly Section 34, Twp. 16 North, Range 22 West The gap is hemmed in by two high mountains drained by Henson and Steele Creek. Kilgores,Wishons,Steeles,Lackeys, Eoffs, Villines LURTON Southeast on Highway 7 Section 13 and 14, T 13N, Range 20,West Brimmage,Daniel,Freeman, Rosamond,Sutton. MARBLE FALLS(CITY) On Highway 7 between Jasper and Harrison(Boone Co.) Section 20, T17, Range 20West It received its name from the historical block of marble quarried here and now a memorial marker in the Washington Mounument on the 30 foot level. Quarried in 1836 by Peter Bellah; Elijah, Samuel and William Harp. Taken by log wagon with ten yoke of oxen across the Boston Mountains to the Arkansas River near Clarksville and shipped by boat to Washington, D.C. The falls that was located there once furnished water power for a flour mill, cotton gin and saw mill. It became famous for its health resort with many mineral springs. MILL CREEK VALLEY located in the Marble Falls area. MOORE Southeast location Section 23, T13N, R19West Garrison,Gregory,Horn,Humphrey,Meek, Simpson,Standridge, Named for John E. Moore MOSSVILLE Southwest part of county in Section 2, Twp 14, Range 22 West Carlton,Doughit, Edgmon, Guthrie,Moss, Reed, Self,Sparks,Strode,Thomas,Watson MT.HERSEY Northeast section of county Roughly Sections 23,24, Twp.16North, Range 19West Hale,Salmon MT.JUDEA (Judy) Eastern part Section 25, Twp. 15North,Range 20 West Bolin,Cook,Criner,Cross,Duck,Greenhaw,Hamilton, Hefley,Holt,Hudson,Kent, Nichols, Reddell,Strong, MT SHERMAN Halfway between Jasper and Low Gap Section 18, Twp.16N, Range 21West In early days it was known as Raney or Lamb Mountain. Henderson,Kilgore,Lamb,Raney,Rush,Spencer, Trulove. MURRAY Section 28, Township 15N, Range 22 West Beckham, Self,Bradley,Murray,Carlton, Jones. Named for William F Murray, the first postmaster. NAIL Southcentral location Section 35, Twp.14N,Range 22 West on Highway 16 halfway between Swain and Deer. The town was meant to be spelled Neal, but misspelled as Nail. PARTHENON Centrally located in county Upper Little Buffalo Valley in Section 17, Twp.15N, Range 21 West. First called Mt.Parthenon. Bellah, Rowland, Archer, Seaboalt, Casey,Boen Matlock,McCutcheon, Shelton, Hudson, Madewell, McArtor, Noe, Reynolds, Thomas, Kilgore, Brasel, Carlton, Brasel, Self, Daniels, Smith, Roberson, PIERCETOWN Eastern Located at the "Y"leading to Mt.Judea and Jasper. Section 11, Twp.15North, Range 20 West. Tennison, Jones, Norton, Pierce. Named for Joseph Pierce, an early settler. PONCA NorthWestern part of county Located on Add's Creek near the "Y"that leads to Low Gap and Boxley. Named for the Ponca City, Oklahoma Mining Company. Section 24, Twp.16N, Range 23West. Known for its mining of lead ore Davis, Murphy, Villines, Arrington, Black, Arbaugh, Whiteley, Patty, Scroggins, Farmer, VanCuren, Young PRUITT Northcentral Located at Big Buffalo bridge on Highway 7 Section, 12, Twp.16North, Range 21West Atchley, Davis, Ross, Massingale, Parker, Jones, Hammonds,Holland, Shaddox, McGowan, Crow, Moss, Wallace, Pruitt RED ROCK East,central Sec 33, T14N, Range 20 West McHughes,Jones,Moss, Pierce,Gillmore,Hallum ROUND TOP MOUNTAIN Also called "Judea Peak" SE of Jasper. RYKER Western part of county Near Madison County line Section 12, Twp.14North, Range 24West Named for Jacob A Ryker, first postmaster Ryker,Hudson SHILOH Southwest part of county. Section 19, Twp15North, Range 22West The Shiloh Cemetery is located about 5-6miles south of Low Gap on the Low Gap to Mossville Road. The community between the two Buffaloes and about half way between Low Gap and Mossville is known as the Shiloh Community. The "Hard Shell Baptists" built a church here and called it "Shiloh" Self, Boen, Reynolds, Cooksey, Robinson, Woodward, Wright, McAfee, Lewis, Lemar, Oxford. SHOP CREEK in Parthenon area Northeast of Wayton Sections 26,27,28,29and 39 Twp. 15North, Range 21West STOVERVILLE Northwest Sec 23, Twp.16North, Range 23West near Ponca SWAIN Southwestern part Named for Earl E. Swain Section 29, Twp.14North, Range 22 West Chapman, Culbertson, Thomas, Swain, Neal TERRIPIN CREEK Southwestern part near Edwards Junction Sections 26,27, Twp.14 North, Range23West WALNUT (Walnut Fork) SouthWest part of county Section 8, T13North, Range 22West Casey,Campbell, Ham, Warren, Chrisman, Young, Millsaps, Wolf, Beckham, Bohannon, Reeves WAYTON Centrally located. Section 6, Twp.14North,Range 21West Jones, Henderson,Snow,Hicks, Casey WESTERN GROVE First known as "Marshalls Prarie" it was a gateway for North,South,East and West travel. Primitive roads had been established by 1820. Named for John H Marshall, the third postmaster of the old trading post, once called "Tight Wad" Northeast corner of county, near Boone County line. Section 25,Twp.17N, Range 19West Potts, O'Daniel, Johnson, Harris, Ramsey,Moten, Gladden WHITELEY CREEK Northwest near Boxley and Stoverville YARDELLE Northeast section of county Section 4,Township 16North,Range 19West Shinn, Ramsey, Milliken,Wallace, Lee,Spears, Waters,Wheeler References: "History of Newton County" by Walter Lackey. "Arkansas County Maps",Arkansas Department of Transportation, Arkansas Department of Parks,Recreation and Tourism. Evelyn Flood RKinfolks@aol.com 21May2001