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History · Newton

Newton dates to 1869, and 23% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1964 on and the census since 1870.

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How Newton began

When was Newton founded?

1869

Newton dates its founding to 1869 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1870.

First census: 195 in 18702020 census: 789157 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year. First post office: 1870.The full story ↓

What stands out about Newton’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Newton are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Newton’s history is told.

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The story

How Newton came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Newton.

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Newton was first settled in 1869. A bridge was built over the Bear River in 1871 and it was at that point that many of the inhabitants of Clarkston, Utah moved to this "new town". Newton has two reservoirs nearby: Newton Dam reservoir to the north, and the much larger Cutler Reservoir to the south.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Newton, 1869 to 1964

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1869
    FoundingNewton is established
  3. 1870Post officeThe Newton post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1964On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Newton, decade by decade

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Newton, Utah2012Newton, UtahNewton, Utah2012Newton, Utah
On the map

Newton on the map, 1964 to 1986

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Newton. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Newton on the 1964 USGS mapNewton on the 1986 USGS map1964Newton sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Newton.

People over time

Newton, census by census

020040060080018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 789

Between 195 and 789 people in every census since 1870.

16 censuses, 1870–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Newton’s Wikipedia page.

Questions about Newton’s history

What year was Newton founded?

In 1869, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. Newton’s post office opened in 1870, and the census of 1870 counted 195 people here.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (2), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.