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 Penobscot County.
To see how the shape of Maine's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Penobscot County: Aroostook, Hancock, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo & Washington.
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:
- Penobscot County (The home county of Newport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- East Newport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
- Corinna
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
- Plymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stetson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stetson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Etna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Etna is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
- Carmel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Exeter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
- Exeter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- Russell Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Russell Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
- Dixmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- Dexter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Dixmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Bucksport Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Bucksport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Verona Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Verona Island is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Former name for Verona Island:
- Verona
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Clinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Corner
- Benton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
- Albion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Benton Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- Benton Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
- Waterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winslow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- China
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Vassalboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Branch Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Dover South Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
- East Sangerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
- Wellington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Howard Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
- Parkman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- South Dover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
- Guilford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sangerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Atkinson Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Dover - Foxcroft
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Atkinson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Abbot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kingsbury Plantation
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsbury Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Detroit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dogtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Houston Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Palmyra
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pittsfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Palmyra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Saint Albans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ripley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ripley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Mainstream
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mainstream is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
- Canaan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cambridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Troy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Burnham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burnham is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- Winnecook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Winnecook is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
- Unity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jackson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Thorndike
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Knox Ledge Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Knox Ledge Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Ledge Corner
- Monroe Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Monroe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Brooks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Freedom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Knox
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Knox is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- North Winterport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- North Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
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.
- Stuart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- North Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Palmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Weeks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Newport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Warren Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pooler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sawyer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Etna Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coboro Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (256 more) ...
- Clark Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nutter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Newport had a population of 812 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Newport had a population of 3,248 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- East Newport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
- Detroit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Palmyra
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Plymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
- Spragues Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spragues Mill is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spragues Mill
- Corinna
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pittsfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Palmyra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Stetson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stetson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Etna Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Etna Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna Center
- Etna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Etna is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Corinna Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Corinna Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinna Center
- Saint Albans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Dixmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dixmont
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 the Vicinity of 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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newport.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Newport. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Newport and those printed in the larger area surrounding Newport.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> of Newport.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Maine
- Pages specific to Penobscot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Kennebec County
- Piscataquis County
- Somerset County
- Waldo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |