

Dogpatch USA - Former home of Dogpatch, USA, a defunct amusement park based on the Al Capp Li'l Abner comic strip.The mill was rebuilt in 1870 and closed in the 1960s. The mill was at the center of a Civil War skirmish known as the Battle of Whiteley's Mill. Villines Mill - Also known as Boxley Mill or Whiteley Mill was originally built in 1840 by Abner Casey in the Buffalo River valley.Parker-Hickman Farm - Includes the oldest standing log structure in Buffalo National River.Newton County Jail - The former jail is built of local stone around 1903-04 and served as the local lockup until 2009.It was built in 1939 with funding from the Works Progress Adminstration (WPA). Built in an H shape with joining flanking projecting wings. It is a two story masonry structure, constructed out of concrete and limestone, with restrained Art Deco styling. Newton County Courthouse - Located in the town square in the center of Jasper.The main house is a double-pen, built out of logs in 1880.


Newton County is known for its beautiful natural scenery, including the Ozark National Forest and Buffalo National River. The county had ten post offices by 1856." T W Newton John Belleh’s house on Shop Creek was designated the county seat until the designation was given to Jasper in 1843. marshal for Arkansas, Newton was elected to serve in Congress after the resignation of Archibald Yell. After beginning his career as a mail carrier and serving as U.S. "The state legislature created Newton County on December 14, 1842, naming it after U.S. Newton, a US Congressman finishing the term vacated by Archibald Yell, Arkansas State Senator and a short term US Marshal. Newton County is Arkansas's 46th county, formed on December 14, 1842, and named for Thomas W. 1 Welcome to the Newton County, Arkansas!.
