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Newton County

The last of Indiana's counties, Newton County was established December 9, 1859 after being split from Jasper County. The original county seat was Kent, just two miles from the southern border of the county. Kentland became the county seat in 1900.

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Newton County	Kankakee Sands Project	Newton County News Watch
In Depth Profile	County Quick Facts	Newton county Govenment
Encyclopedia Listing

Please visit the Newton County communities page for more information about the communities, cities, towns and villages of Newton County.

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