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How Newton Township, Muskingum County began
Newton Township lies in the southern part of Muskingum County, on the edge of the clay belt that made the Roseville-Crooksville area (mostly just south, in Perry and Clay townships) a major American pottery-producing district. Its own chief village, Fultonham, was platted in 1815 as Uniontown and renamed in 1828 for steamboat inventor Robert Fulton. By 1833 the township supported three churches, several salt works, and a string of saw and grist mills; the community of White Cottage grew up near its center and East Fultonham to the southwest.
Settled 1797-1802 (Jacob Smith entered land in 1797 and settled 1802; Andrew Crooks settled in 1800), platted 1815 (Uniontown, now Fultonham), incorporated 1802 (organized, according to Everhart; no record in the commissioners' journal, whose earliest entry is March 2, 1807), by Benjamin Redman, John Beckwith and Andrew Crooks were the first trustees and Isaac Carter the first clerk.
Where the name comes from
Fultonham, the township's main village, was platted in 1815 as Uniontown; a post office under that name opened in 1818. The name was changed to Fultonham in 1828 to honor Robert Fulton, developer of the first commercially successful steamboat, a name change typical of the period's enthusiasm for the new steam-powered river transport that was then reshaping Ohio trade. The township name Newton is common across Ohio and its specific origin for this township is not documented.
Before the town
Everhart's 1882 county history says Newton Township 'was a favorite resort of the Shawanese Indians, game and fish being abundant.' George Crooks, who remembered the first settlement, said the Indians used the Zane Trail, which lay a little south of the road cut in 1805 from Putnam to the Zane Trace in Perry County; that the majority of the 'red skins' had gone by 1800, taking the direction of Sandusky; that those who remained were Shawnee and were friendly, gathering herbs and roots for sick settlers and tasting the medicine first to show it was not poison; and that they shared their game with the whites. Andrew Crooks, a hunter, employed hunters himself. The county history adds that William McCullough, who married the half-blood daughter of Isaac Zane, was killed in the War of 1812. The land lies within the area opened by the 1795 Treaty of Greenville; for Wakatomika and the county's Native history see the Muskingum County and Dresden files.
Nations recorded here: Shawnee.
Timeline
- — Jacob Smith, from Bucks County, Pennsylvania by way of Loudoun County, Virginia, enters the west half of section 23 of township 15, range 14; he settles on it in 1802.
- — Andrew Crooks, born in Berkeley County, Virginia in 1750, and his wife Mary settle on part of section six near the site of Newtonville, and John Axline settles on section 34; Crooks gives a lot for a schoolhouse and William McElree, a Scotchman, teaches there that fall.
- — The township is organized in the spring, according to Everhart, with Benjamin Redman, John Beckwith and Andrew Crooks as trustees, though no record survives; the commissioners' journal begins in 1807.
- — Andrew Crooks's house is known as Crook's Tavern, which he keeps for nearly half a century until his death in 1849; David Olive dies of a rattlesnake bite the same year and is buried in a coffin, unusual when most were buried in elm bark.
- — The first road in the township is cut from Putnam to meet the Zane Trace in Perry County, running diagonally across it; Jacob Baker, Benjamin Croy, Daniel Horn and Peter Fauley settle about this time.
- — Crook's Mill is built on Jonathan's Creek, and Jacob Crooks keeps the first post office in the township there; the first mill in the region was Moses Plummer's, with James Jeffries running one in 1807.
- — Uniontown (later Fultonham) is platted.
- — A post office opens at Uniontown.
- — The Uniontown school is organized in the village later called Fultonham; the first common school opens at Uniontown in 1848, ending the subscription schools.
- — Jacob Smith employs John Herrington to build a sawmill on the Jeffries site on Jonathan's Creek; leased to John Smith in 1826, it too burned.
- — Uniontown is renamed Fultonham, honoring steamboat developer Robert Fulton.
- — Newton Township has three churches, two or three salt works, seven sawmills, six flour mills and one physician.
- — Fultonham's population stands at 245.
- — The census counts 5,247 people in the township.
Stories
A river town two names removed from its founding
Fultonham's site was platted in 1815 as Uniontown, one of dozens of similarly named crossroads villages laid out across Ohio in the same decade. When residents applied for a post office in 1818 the name held, but by 1828 the town fathers renamed it for Robert Fulton, whose steamboat Clermont had proven commercially viable travel on the Hudson only two decades earlier and whose name was being attached to towns, counties and streets across the young country as shorthand for progress and river commerce. The town never sat on a navigable river itself, but the name reflects how thoroughly the steamboat had captured the era's imagination even in inland farm townships like Newton.
A Fourth of July in the grove, 1800
The county history's contents list for Newton Township begins with 'Independence Day, A.D. 1800,' and its narrator, drawing on the memories of the oldest inhabitants, relates that the nation's birthday was celebrated in a grove east of the later village of Newtonville, on the Nolan farm, when only a handful of settlers had come. Pioneers from the region round about gathered and sang the national hymn that begins 'Our fathers' God, to thee, author of liberty'; the orator was Andrew J. Copeland of Zanesville, and Joseph Monroe, a relative of President James Monroe, read the Declaration of Independence. Everybody celebrated, the history says, with a feast of reason and a flow of soul, and many were almost too full for utterance. Only four of those present, George Crooks, John Axline, John Smith and Mrs. E. Counce, were still alive to tell of it in 1882.
Shawnee neighbours on Jonathan's Creek
George Crooks, who was born in 1795 and came to the Zanesville country at three, told the county historian that the Shawnee who stayed behind in the Jonathan's Creek country after most of their people left for Sandusky around 1800 were friendly. When a white neighbour was sick, the Indians went into the woods to gather herbs and roots for medicine and always took a portion first to show the settlers it was not poison; they also shared their game. His father Andrew was a hunter who employed other hunters, which perhaps helped, since men who follow the chase tend to fraternize. Game was so abundant that wild turkeys were killed with stones because shooting them was thought a waste of ammunition. The squatters who were there when Andrew Crooks arrived, such as Joseph Carpenter and Matthew Gillespie, moved off as the country settled.
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · archive.org
Historic places
2 places in Newton Township, Muskingum County on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.
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Factory SiteBuilding · Ironspot · listed 1980
- Address
- Moxahala Creek
- Where
- Ironspot, Muskingum County · ZIP 43777
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1980
- NRIS reference number
- 80003183
- Coordinates
- 39.82033, -82.06405
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Five Mile HouseBuilding · Zanesville · listed 1977
- Address
- S of Zanesville off U.S. 22
- Where
- Zanesville, Muskingum County · ZIP 43701
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1977
- NRIS reference number
- 77001081
- Coordinates
- 39.88200, -82.05869
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Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places point file. The listing year is shown where NPS's certification date agrees with the listing's reference number. Listing recognizes significance; it does not restrict a private owner.
Water
Wells in a buried-valley sand-and-gravel aquifer in the Muskingum River floodplain, about one mile north of Duncan Falls along State Route 60 The water here
- Zanesville44% of residentsMuskingum River valley aquifer (wells)
- Maysville Regional Water19% of residentsMuskingum River buried valley aquifer (wells near Duncan Falls)
- Roseville16% of residentsMuskingum River buried valley aquifer (wells near Duncan Falls)
- Muskingum County Water - Se15% of residentsMuskingum River buried valley aquifer (wells near Duncan Falls)
- South Zanesville4% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Crooksville1% of residentsHocking River Buried Valley Aquifer (wells)
- Greenlawn Estates MHP1% of residentsMuskingum River buried valley aquifer (wells near Duncan Falls)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Newton Township, Muskingum County's boundary: 4 health centers, 1 fire or EMS station, 1 high-hazard dam, 6 public schools, 5 poor-rated bridges, 1 Superfund site and 6 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Community health centers (4)
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Muskingum Valley Health CentersHealth center · Zanesville
- Run by
- a federally qualified health center
- Setting
- Clinic
- City
- Zanesville
- Coordinates
- 39.89661, -82.04947
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Muskingum Valley Health Centers - Mobile 1Health center · Zanesville
- Run by
- a federally qualified health center
- Setting
- Clinic
- City
- Zanesville
- Coordinates
- 39.89661, -82.04947
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Muskingum Valley Health Centers - Mobile 2Health center · Zanesville
- Run by
- a federally qualified health center
- Setting
- Clinic
- City
- Zanesville
- Coordinates
- 39.89661, -82.04947
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Muskingum Valley Health Centers - Mobile 3Health center · Zanesville
- Run by
- a federally qualified health center
- Setting
- Clinic
- City
- Zanesville
- Coordinates
- 39.89661, -82.04947
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Source: HRSA health center service delivery sites, active, September 2026 (school-based sites left out). Health centers see patients whether or not they have insurance, with fees on a sliding scale.
Fire and EMS stations (1)
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Newton Township Fire DepartmentWhite Cottage
- Address
- 5490 Maysville Pike, White Cottage, OH 43791
- Coordinates
- 39.87491, -82.09609
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance.
High-hazard dams (1)
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Deer Lake Dam PoorTributary To Jonathan Creek · condition: poor
- Hazard class
- High: a failure would probably cost a life
- Condition
- Poor (assessed 10/07/2024)
- River or stream
- Tributary To Jonathan Creek
- Purpose
- Recreation
- Type
- Earth
- Height
- 30 ft
- Storage
- 138 acre-feet
- Completed
- 1957
- Owner type
- Private
- County
- Muskingum County
- Nearest town (NID)
- Roberts
- Last inspection
- 11/21/2023
- Emergency action plan
- No
- NID ID
- OH00055
National Inventory of Dams record ↗ National Inventory of Dams (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, August 2026. "High hazard" rates what a failure would cost downstream, not how likely one is; the condition is the state's assessment.
Public schools (6)
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Foxfire High SchoolZanesville
- Address
- 2805 Pinkerton Ln, Zanesville, OH 43701
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 256
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 8
- NCES school ID
- 390023304789
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Foxfire Intermediate School2 of 5 stars · Zanesville
- Address
- 2805 Pinkerton Ln, Zanesville, OH 43701
- School district
- Maysville Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 139
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 12
- Report card, 2025-26
- 2 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 45.2%
- Ohio building IRN
- 012033
- NCES school ID
- 390140705576
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Maysville Elementary School4 of 5 stars · Zanesville
- Address
- 3850 Panther Dr, Zanesville, OH 43701
- School district
- Maysville Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 756
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 42
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 76.8%
- Ohio building IRN
- 145352
- NCES school ID
- 390488504648
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Maysville High School3.5 of 5 stars · Zanesville
- Address
- 3725 Panther Drive, Zanesville, OH 43701
- School district
- Maysville Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 466
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 24.5
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 72.3%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 99.3%
- Ohio building IRN
- 023358
- NCES school ID
- 390488503429
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Maysville Middle School2.5 of 5 stars · Zanesville
- Address
- 3725 Panther Dr, Zanesville, OH 43701
- School district
- Maysville Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 471
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 25
- Report card, 2025-26
- 2.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 70%
- Ohio building IRN
- 062232
- NCES school ID
- 390488503430
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Maysville O TAGSZanesville
- Address
- 3715 Panther Dr, Zanesville, OH 43701
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 99
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 3
- NCES school ID
- 390488505943
Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district.
Bridges rated poor (5)
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Bagley Road over Kent RunPoor · built 1951
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1951
- Length
- 17 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 375
- Coordinates
- 39.88182, -82.12533
National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fultonrose Road over Buckeye ForkPoor · built 1935
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1935
- Length
- 20 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 253
- Coordinates
- 39.84946, -82.12434
National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Limestone Valley R over Kent RunPoor · built 1924
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1924
- Length
- 15 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 247
- Coordinates
- 39.87087, -82.09964
National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Shaw Road over Moxahala Creek TribPoor · built 1945
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1945
- Length
- 10 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 317
- Coordinates
- 39.88027, -82.04153
National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Slack Road over Kent RunPoor · built 1900
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1900
- Length
- 20 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 240
- Coordinates
- 39.89695, -82.13409
National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory 2025. "Poor" means one major part rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale; it calls for repair, not closing, unless the state posts or closes the bridge.
Superfund sites (1)
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Midwest Portland Cement CoSuperfund program · East Fultonham
- Address
- 6400 Maysville Pike, East Fultonham, OH 43735
- County
- Muskingum County
- Status
- Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
- EPA program ID
- OHD075020842
- EPA registry ID
- 110004622150
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Superfund (SEMS) and National Priorities List sites. Many program sites were assessed and needed no cleanup.
Spills reported since 2021 (6)
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Solid Waste Nos (Not Specified)2024-11-20 · Newton Twp
- Reported
- 2024-11-20
- What spilled
- Solid Waste Nos (Not Specified)
- Where
- Newton Twp, Muskingum County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2411EPA0001903
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Crude2024-10-25 · Newton Twp
- Reported
- 2024-10-25
- What spilled
- Oil Crude
- Where
- Newton Twp, Muskingum County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2410EPA0001797
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S)2023-06-11 · Newton Twp
- Reported
- 2023-06-11
- What spilled
- Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S)
- Where
- Newton Twp, Muskingum County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2306EPA0000969
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2022-09-12 · Newton Twp
- Reported
- 2022-09-12
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 30 gallons
- Where
- Newton Twp, Muskingum County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2209EPA0001392
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Sewage Sludge / Biosolids2021-11-10 · Newton Twp
- Reported
- 2021-11-10
- What spilled
- Sewage Sludge / Biosolids
- Where
- Newton Twp, Muskingum County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2111EPA0001723
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Material Unknown Reached water2026-02-09 · Newton Twp
- Reported
- 2026-02-09
- What spilled
- Material Unknown
- Reached a waterway
- 99 - Unnamed
- Where
- Newton Twp, Muskingum County
- Ohio EPA district office
- SEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2602EPA0000143
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports, 2021 to September 2026, one point per case where Ohio EPA placed it. A report is what the caller or responder recorded; amounts are often blank or estimated.
Its ZIP codes
Each ZIP code that touches Newton Township, Muskingum County, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.
Local government
Who holds office in Newton Township, Muskingum County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Trustee | Larken Slack 413, 24.57%; Charles Randy Elson 402, 23.91%; Kevin Curry 354, 21.06%; Jim Smith 325, 19.33%; Brandon Stackhouse 187, 11.12% |
| 2019-11-05 | Trustee | Derek J. Dozer 536, 58.97%; Charles Randy Elson 373, 41.03% |
| 2019-11-05 | Fiscal Officer | Paula J. Frank 694, 100.0% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Financial Audit, 2023 to 2024, released 2026-06-23
The county
Muskingum County: 17 ZIP codes, 38 cities, villages and townships, 91,875 people.
Nearby places
Quick answers
What county is Newton Township, Ohio in?
Newton Township, Muskingum County is a township in Muskingum County, Ohio, with 5,079 residents.
When was Newton Township, Ohio founded?
Newton Township, Muskingum County was settled 1797-1802 (Jacob Smith entered land in 1797 and settled 1802; Andrew Crooks settled in 1800); laid out 1815 (Uniontown, now Fultonham); incorporated 1802 (organized, according to Everhart; no record in the commissioners' journal, whose earliest entry is March 2, 1807). Founders on record: Benjamin Redman, John Beckwith and Andrew Crooks were the first trustees and Isaac Carter the first clerk. Source
How did Newton Township, Ohio get its name?
Fultonham, the township's main village, was platted in 1815 as Uniontown; a post office under that name opened in 1818. Source
What ZIP code is Newton Township, Ohio?
Newton Township, Muskingum County is served by ZIP codes 43735, 43791, 43777, 43760 and 43701; 43735 holds the largest share of its residents.
Where does Newton Township, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Newton Township, Muskingum County (Zanesville): Wells in a buried-valley sand-and-gravel aquifer in the Muskingum River floodplain, about one mile north of Duncan Falls along State Route 60.
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