Jasper and Newton were originally within the Spanish Municipality of Atascosito, but prior to the Revolution of 1836 they had been established as the separate district of Bevil. After the revolution the government of the Republic established the district as Jasper County. Newton County was separated from Jasper County and was established as a county in 1846.

1846: Quicksand Creek , about 4 miles north of Newton.
1847: Burkeville
1853: Newton
1855: Burkeville
1856: Newton

Thomas Holmes

July 1846

R. L. Williams

August 1848, August 1850 (Resigned)

W. H. Mattox

August 1851

B. F. Jones

August 1852

N. P. West

August 1854

D. R. Wingate

August 1856

T. S. McFarland

August 1858

B. F. Jones

August 1860, August 1861

T. S. McFarland

August 1962. August 1963

D. R. Wingate

August 1864, August 1865

T. S. McFarland

August 1866, (Resigned 1866)

W. C. Gibbs

November 1866

W. C. Gibbs

1867-1869

Irvin Robers

November 11, 1869-November 14, 1870

W. C. Willis

1870-1874

John Moore

1874

Wm. Davison

1875-April 14, 1870

M. D. Hines, Sr.

1876-1878

A. J. Peddy

1879

C. H. Nimitz

1880-1884

Amos Dubose

1885-1888

L. B. Clark

1889-1904

Wm. Wilson

1895-1900

C. A. Woods

1901-1904

George Derman

1905-1907

E. J. Newberry

1907-1910

S. C. Colson

1911-1912

W. E. Gray

1913-1918

J. E. Poush

1919-1922

J. C. Ramsey

1923-1926

E. A. Lindsey

1927-1930

D. U. King

1930-1934

N. O. Burnaham

1934-1937

Causey Mattox

1938-1942

O. L. Burnaham

1943-1958

W. H. Talley

1959-1962

Theron Gandy

1963-1965

Jama Gandy

April 1965-1966

W. Q. Adams

1967-March 1973

Coleman Cliburn

April 1973-August 1973

Lee Roy Fillyaw

August 1973-

Lon Sharver

Truman Dougharty

Glimpses of Newton County History, by Pauline Hines, Copyright©1982.
Crosscuts, by Newton County Folk, Copyright©1984.
Newton County Nuggets, by Newton County Historical Commission, Copyright©1986.
Newton County Chamber of Commerce and Entergy Texas Team Cities Program Brochure