Welcome to Old Newport ...
So far, we found very little information about Old Newport. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Old Newport to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Old Newport, please Contact Us.
Old Newport would have been located within present day Winn Parish<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Old Newport is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Old Newport was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Old Newport was located: 318 & 457<4>
Communities near Old Newport ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Old Newport.
- Olla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Urania
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Clarks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grayson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tullos
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dodson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sikes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Zoar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zoar is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
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 Old Newport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Old Newport.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Old 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 Old Newport.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Newport. See our Newspapers Page for Old Newport.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Winn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Old Newport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Old Newport area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Old Newport area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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