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Welcome to Newport ...So far, we found very little information about Newport. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Newport to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Newport, please Contact Us. Newport would have been located within present day Chickasaw County<2>. The location of Newport has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3> When the people of Newport referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Newporter<4> While the community is gone, the present day location for Newport is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: The area where Newport was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time If Newport still existed, it would have been in the (662) area code. Communities Also Named Newport ...While we believe that this Newport is located in Chickasaw County, we know of another 2 Mississippi communities named Newport. Those communities are located in the following counties: Attala 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.
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. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/ Footnotes ...
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