Place:Newtonia, Newton, Missouri, United States

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NameNewtonia
TypeTown
Coordinates36.879°N 94.183°W
Located inNewton, Missouri, United States
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Newtonia is a village in Newton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 199 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. Newtonia was the site of the Battles of Newtonia. Newtonia has some Antebellum houses, such as the Ritchey Mansion, as well as a cemetery for Civil War dead. It is a farming community and is immediately adjacent to Stark City, Missouri. In 2008, a tornado struck the village damaging many homes including the Mathew H. Ritchey House.

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