Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Newport (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Newport. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Newport is located in Louisa County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Louisa County: Des Moines, Henry, Johnson, Muscatine, Washington, Mercer (IL) & Rock Island (IL).
Below are the counties that are near Newport. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Newport:
- Louisa County (The home county of Newport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Elrick Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elrick Junction is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrick Junction
- Morning Sun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wapello
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wapello is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
- Oakville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grandview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grandview is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
- Columbus City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus City is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Fredonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Letts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Columbus Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wyman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wyman is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Cotter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cotter is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Gladwin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gladwin is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Des Moines County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Mediapolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Yarmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sperry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sperry is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
- Dodgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Kingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kline is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Danville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Danville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Middletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Middletown is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- West Burlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Burlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Patterson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Mount Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Union is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Estimated population in 2017: 107 people
- Winfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New London
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swedesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Swedesburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
- Olds
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Olds is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Mount Pleasant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Oakland Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Westwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Westwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Wayland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- Lockridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Johnson County
- Lone Tree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- South Augusta
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- South Augusta is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Augusta
- Denmark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wever
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sawyer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sawyer is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Former names for Sawyer:
- Atlee
- Edwards
- Saint Paul
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Pilot Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Grove is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- West Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Houghton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Houghton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Muscatine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Fruitland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Conesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Conesville is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Muscatine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nichols
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nichols is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Fairport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairport is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Pine Mills ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Mills is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Crawfordsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ainsworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Havre
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Havre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Coppock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Coppock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Washington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Milroy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Milroy is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Oquawka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gulf Port
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gulf Port is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Port
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Gladstone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rozetta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rozetta is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozetta
- Biggsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Biggsville is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Carman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Olena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Olena is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Stronghurst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Lomax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lomax is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lomax <1>
- Media
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Media is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Mercer County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- New Boston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keithsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mannon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mannon is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannon
- Joy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Joy is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joy <1>
- Eliza
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Eliza is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Petersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Petersville is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Seaton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Aledo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sunbeam
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sunbeam is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
- Marston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marston is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Burgess
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Burgess is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Norwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Norwood is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Rock Island County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Buffalo Prairie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Illinois City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Illinois City is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City
- Edgington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edgington is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington
- Warren County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Little York
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Eleanor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Eleanor is located in Warren County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
- Kirkwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smithshire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monmouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Newport, see our County-by-County Page for Newport.
Cemeteries Near Newport ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newport.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Newport - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Newport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Hazel Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Potter's Timber Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northwest of Mediapolis.
- The Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sharon Cemetery
- Northfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Morning Sun Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kossuth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Linn Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (393 more) ...
- Covenanter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edwards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Parson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Newport had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Northfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Northfield is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Morning Sun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mediapolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kossuth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kossuth is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Roscoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roscoe is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Wapello
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wapello is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
- Oakville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Toolesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Toolesboro is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toolesboro
- Yarmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Huron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Huron is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Marsh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marsh is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh
- Sperry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sperry is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Cairo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Pleasant Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Dodgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Newport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Newport.
Newspapers Published in Newport ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newport.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Newport, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Newport.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Newport:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Louisa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Des Moines County
- Henry County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Lee County
- Muscatine County
- Washington County
- Henderson County
- Mercer County
- Rock Island County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Newport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Newport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |