Newark, Missouri
Posted by: YoSam.
N 39° 59.571 W 091° 58.374
15S E 587682 N 4427468
Newark is a village in Knox County, Missouri, United States, along the South Fabius River
Waymark Code: WMQTMH
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 03/28/2016
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County of town: Knox County
Location of town: Crossroads of MO-156 & MO-E
Elevation: 692'
Population: 94 (2013)
"The county was first settled near Newark, to the south, by James Fresh in 1833. Early pioneers coming mainly from Ohio, Indiana, Maryland, and Kentucky were followed by a large Irish immigration and also a number of Germans in the late 1830's
"At Newark, Union troops led by Capt. W.W. Lair surrendered to Confederates under Colonel Joseph C. Porter, August 1, 1862, after a sharp skirmish.