William Snooks opened a mine near Newton in 1886. It was, for a while, the largest mine in the county, producing 70 tons per day. The first significant mine in the area was the Couch mine of the Jasper County Coal and Railway Company, opened in the 1870s. In the late 19th century, Newton's growth was fueled by the development of coal mines in the region. It was named to pair with Jasper County, following a common American naming scheme at the time in honor of Revolutionary War soldiers John Newton and William Jasper. Newton was founded in 1846 as Newton City, then shortened to Newton in 1847 and incorporated as a city in 1857.
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