FYI: This is taken from the TX GEN-WEB page on Jasper County and it explains how the county divided in 1846 and Newton County was formed. I hope this information helps! Jasper County, located in Southeast Texas, was originally part of the Spanish "<A HREF="http://rootslady.com/RootsLady/universal/astdistr.htm">Atascosito District</A>" and under Mexican rule it became "Liberty District." In 1835, the present county was known as "Municipality of Bevil" or "Bevil's District." After Texas's independence, the district was divided into <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~txlibert/index.htm">Liberty</A>, <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~txjeffer/index.htm">Jefferson </A>and Jasper counties. At that time Jasper County included the land between the Neches and the Sabine rivers, but in 1846 it was cut in half, and <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~txnewton/">Newton </A>county was created from the eastern half. The 1835 census of Bevil's District enumerated 156 households and the 1850 Federal census of Jasper County had 192 households. The city of Jasper is the County Seat and was named for Sgt. William Jasper, hero of American Revolution. Paula LeBlanc Williamson Houston, TX