Welcome to Newport ...

Newport is located in Wakulla County<1>.

The location of Newport has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Newport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1844.

When the people of Newport refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Newporter<3>

Newport is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: Newport lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Newport, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area codes for Newport: (850) and (448)<5>

Communities Also Named Newport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Newport: This one is located in Wakulla County and the other is located in Monroe County.

Beyond Florida, there are 73 communities that are also named Newport - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California (2), Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (3), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (3), Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), New York (4), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (7), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (4), Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (3), Utah, Vermont, Virginia (4), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Newport.

Communities near Newport ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Newport.

• Tallahassee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahassee
  • Tallahassee is located in Leon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallahassee <6>
• Saint Marks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marks
  • Saint Marks is located in Wakulla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marks <6>
• Wakulla Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakulla Springs
  • Wakulla Springs is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakulla Springs <6>
• Woodville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Woodville is located in Leon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <6>
• Crawfordville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfordville
  • Crawfordville is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawfordville <6>
• Wacissa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacissa
  • Wacissa is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wacissa <6>
• Thomas City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas City
  • Thomas City is located in Jefferson County
• Panacea
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panacea
  • Panacea is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panacea <6>
• Capitola
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
  • Capitola is located in Leon County
• Waukeenah
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukeenah
  • Waukeenah is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukeenah <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Newport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Newport.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Newport. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Newport.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Newport. See our Newspapers Page for Newport.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newport ...

Looking for more information about Newport? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Newport, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Newport.

Adding Newport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Newport in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Newport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Newport post office opened in 1844.

We also found Newport in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Newport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Newport. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/