During the American Civil War, the county provided the Lamar Infantry, which was a part of Cobb's Legion. The 1860 census shows the enslaved population was nearly half, 45.2 percent. Newton County adjoins Jasper County: Georgia is one of many states that have a Newton County and a Jasper County that border each other.
during the american civil war the county provided the lamar infantry which was a part of cobb's legion the 1860 census shows the enslaved population was nearly half 452 percent newton county adjoins jasper county georgia is one of many states that have a newton county and a jasper county that border each other