Newmills is a small village near Coalisland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies three miles from Dungannon and two miles from Coalisland.

Roughan Castle and Roughan Lough are situated a mile outside Newmills on the road to Stewartstown. The castle was built in 1618 by Sir Andrew Stewart. Andrew Stewart was not paid by King James for his work but was awarded land in Tyrone.

It was during the reign of James I that a dedicated attempt was made to plant Protestant settlers in Tyrone, and from this, many new English and Scottish families arrived in the area and the early church of Tullyniskan was restored as a Protestant Church.

Newmills lies in the parish of Tullyniskan, which also included the townlands of Aghakinsallagh Glebe, Ballymenagh, Blacktown, Bloomhill Demesne, Coalisland, Creenagh, Cullion, Curran, Derry, Derrywinnin Glebe, Doras, Drumard, Drumey, Drumreagh Etra, Drumreagh Otra, Edendork, Farlough, Glencon, Gortgonis, Gortin, Gortnaskea, Mineveigh, Mullaghmarget, Quintinmanus, Sessia, Stughan, Whitetown, and Woodhill.

Newmills got its name from a corn mill and kilns that formerly stood in the area. A flax mill and a corn mill were located in the centre of the village. The Torrent river flows through the village.

The church came into use in 1793. National Schools were set up in 1821 and one was built in Newmills. It remained in use until the 1960s.

In 1837, Newmills was described as having tillage which was good for corn crops and flax. At Derryvale, Torren Hill and Newmills, there were large greens for bleaching linen cloth, where some 20,000 pieces were finished annually. At Coalisland, Oghran and Newmills, there were extensive ironworks, forges and plating mills for the manufacture of spades, shovels and other edge tools.

In 1887 Newmills Orange Hall was built.

Newmills Presbyterian Church lay to the north of the village. Newmills Church of Ireland lies to the south of the village.

Sessia is a townland south west of the village of Newmills.

Many men from the Newmills served in World War One. Twenty three men made the ultimate sacrifice. Amongst their number was Private Morrow, V.C. He gained the highest honour it was possible to bestow on any member of the British Commonwealth Armed Forces, regardless of rank.

Amongst the Newmills casualties were two of the Daniel's brothers, Ernest and Robert, who were the sons of Mr Robert Daniel, J.P. Their father owned a linen finishing business at Derryvale, Newmills. A third son, Godfrey, fought with the Canadians and survived the War.

Robert Fulton, who is also commemorated in Newmills Presbyterian Church, was a member of the Newmills Company of the Ulster Volunteers.

Thomas Hunter was the son of a farmer. He was only 19 when he was killed in action in August 1917.

Herbert and John Johnston were sons of David Johnston J.P. They were born in Roughan, near Newmills, but the family moved on to live in Lurgan by the time of the War.

John George Jones was an orphan from Caledon who lived with the Ferry family in Mineveigh, probably the nearest casualty to the Morrow family in Sessia. He was a member of Newmills L.O.L. 183. Private Jones is buried in Caledon. Private Terence Colton's parents also lived in Mineveigh.

James Stewart, from Farlough, was 40 years old when he was killed at the Somme on 1st July 1916. He was secretary of Newmills L.O.L. 183 and left a widow and four children.

Thomas Henry Morgan was educated at Newmills National School. He joined the Royal Irish Constabulary in 1906 and remained with them until 1910. Thomas moved to Australia where he worked as a Motor Driver. Thomas was serving with the Australian Infantry when he died of his wounds in April 1918.

The four Lynn brothers who died whilst serving lived only three miles away from Sessia.

The list of Newmills casualties for the World War One is as follows.

1	Private	Arbuthnot, John	Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
2	Private	Arthurs, James M	Royal Canadian Regiment
3	Private	Colton, Terence	Northumberland Fusiliers
4	Lieut.	Daniel, Ernest	Royal Irish Rifles
5	Trooper	Daniel, Robert	South African Infantry
6	Private	Farr, Robert	Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
7	Rifleman	Fulton, Robert	Royal Irish Rifles
8	Private	Gibson, James	Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
9	Private	Gibson, Thomas John	Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
10	Lance Corporal	Hunter, Thomas J. A.	Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
11	Corporal	Johnston, Herbert C.	Royal Irish Fusiliers
12	Private	Johnston, Thomas John	Royal Canadian Regiment
13	Private	Jones, John George	Army Service Corp
14	2nd Lieutenant	Marsh, Joseph	Royal Irish Rifles
15	Private	McMinn, William James	Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
16	Sergeant	Milligan, John	Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
17	Private	Montgomery, Walter A.	Royal Air Force
18	Private	Moore, Mick	Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
19	Private	Morgan, Thomas Henry	Australian Infantry
20	Private	Morrow, Robert V.C.	Royal Irish Fusiliers
21	Private	Patton, William	Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
22	Private	Patterson, Thomas	Royal Irish Regiment
23	Private	Stewart, James	Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers