Welcome to Newport ...

The village of Newport is located in Attala 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 1853.

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

Newport is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Newport lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Newport: (662)

Communities Also Named Newport ...

While we believe that this Newport is located in Attala County, we know of another 2 Mississippi communities named Newport. Those communities are located in the following counties: Chickasaw and DeSoto County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 73 communities that are also named Newport - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California (2), Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (3), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, 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.

• Kosciusko
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosciusko
  • Kosciusko is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosciusko <5>
• Carthage
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Leake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <5>
• Durant
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
  • Durant is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durant <5>
• Goodman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
  • Goodman is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <5>
• Pickens
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
  • Pickens is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickens <5>
• West
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
  • West is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <5>
• Sallis
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
  • Sallis is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallis <5>
• Saint Ann
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
  • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
• Richland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Holmes County
• Possumneck
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
  • Possumneck is located in Attala County

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.<6>

From that list, the Newport post office opened in 1853.

We also found Newport in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/