| Marker Number |
11144 |
| Atlas Number |
5351011144 |
| Marker Title |
First Courthouse of Newton County |
| Index Entry |
Newton County, First Courthouse |
| Address |
|
| City |
Burkeville |
| County |
Newton |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
436357 |
| UTM Northing |
3429127 |
| Subject Codes |
courthouses |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
SH 87 1 mi. S of Juc. SH 87 & SH 63, Burkeville |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 Texas Centennial historical marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text |
County organized in 1846; Seat of Justice not established until two years later by public subscription. A building was erected here in 1848 on land donated by John R. Burke for whom the town received its name. Newton became the county seat in 1853. |
