Newton is located along Interstate 43 near Exit 144, 5.5 miles (8.9 km) east-northeast of Cleveland.

[2] The first post office in Newton was called Timothy,[3] and was established in 1882.

[4] The present name of the community is for John Newton, an officer of the American Revolutionary War.

[3] In 2021, the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary was established in the waters of Lake Michigan off Newton.

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