Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Old Newport in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Old Newport. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Old Newport listed first.
- Newport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Cotton Plant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Plant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Cotton Plant is located in Caldwell Parish
- Hickory Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Hickory Valley is located in Winn Parish
- Flat Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flat Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Flat Creek is located in Winn Parish
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
- Gaars Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaars Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaars Mill
- Gaars Mill is located in Winn Parish
- Riverton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Caldwell Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
- Corey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Blankston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Holum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Dalley ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Nash ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Copenhagen
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Copenhagen is located in Caldwell Parish
- Cuba
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Weston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Bosco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Lapine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Hebron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Winnfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnfield
- Winnfield is located in Winn Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,283 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnfield <4>
- Tunica ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Logtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
- Cadeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Gansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
- Gansville is located in Winn Parish
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Old Newport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |