Establishment of Townships and Towns
The first transaction of the commissioner's court after organization of the county in 1860 was to determine the division of the townships.
At that time, the county had five townships - Beaver         Iroquois         Jackson         Lake        Washington
April 23, 1860- Jefferson Township was set apart from Washington Township
December 2, 1862 -McClellan Township was set apart from Beaver
December 6, 1865 -Grant Township was set apart from Iroquois
March 9, 1871-Colfax Township was set apart from Jackson
June 8, 1872 -Lincoln Township was set apart from Colfax
Lake Township remained as it came originally from Jasper County
Establishment of the Newton County Towns
1851 – Morocco by John Muphey
1860 – Kentland by A. J. Kent
1861 – Goodland by Timothy Foster
1866 – Brook by S. H. Benjamin
1876 – Lake Village by Richard Malone
1882 – Roselawn by Craig and Rose
1882 – Thayer by Atherton and Stratton
1882 – Julian by J. B. Julian
1882 – Foresman by J. B. Foresman
1905 – Conrad by Jennie M. Conrad
1806 – Ade by Warren T. McCray
1907 – Enos by R. & L. Bartlett
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