Newton Township borders Darke County on the west. It is crossed by both the Stillwater River and Panther Creek. The township contains 42 sections.

The Quakers and Brethren were among the earliest settlers of Newton Township. Michael Williams and family from North Carolina settled in section 19 sometime between 1797 and 1800. Marmaduke Coate, age 68 of South Carolina and his extended family settled in section 32 in 1805.

The township is crossed by numerous roadways, the oldest being the Newton-Covington Pike (Rt. 48). Pleasant Hill is the only village located within the township.

• Newton Township Map from the 1883 Atlas (158K Bytes)

• Newton Township Map from the 1857

• Newton Township Map from 1871

• Newton Township Map from 1874

• Graveyard location map of Newton Township (22.5K Bytes)

• Census Index for Newton Township (119 K)

• 1880 History of Newton Township (50.8 K)

• 1909 History of Newton Township (6.0 K)

•  Village of  Pleasant Hill 

• Pleasant Hill Museum of History

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