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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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 DeSoto County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of DeSoto County: Crittenden (AR), Marshall, Tate, Tunica & Shelby (TN).

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:

  • DeSoto County     (The home county of Newport)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Memphis
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
      • Memphis is located in DeSoto County
    • Glover
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
      • Glover is located in DeSoto County
    • Walls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
      • Walls is located in DeSoto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
      • Former name for Walls:
      • Alpika
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <2>
    • Eudora
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eudora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
      • Eudora is located in DeSoto County
    • Lynchburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
      • Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County
    • Southhaven
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southhaven
      • Southhaven is located in DeSoto County
    • Cub Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cub Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
      • Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County
    • Aldens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens
      • Aldens is located in DeSoto County
    • Horn Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • De Soto Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
      • De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County
    • Hernando
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Southaven
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southaven
      • Southaven is located in DeSoto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,644 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southaven <2>
    • Bright
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bright have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
      • Bright is located in DeSoto County
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Barton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
      • Barton is located in Marshall County
    • Byhalia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byhalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byhalia
      • Byhalia is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byhalia <2>
  • Panola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Askew
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
      • Askew is located in Panola County
    • Crenshaw
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crenshaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
      • Crenshaw is located in Panola County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crenshaw <2>
    • Longtown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
      • Longtown is located in Panola County
    • Como
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
      • Como is located in Panola County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <2>
  • Tate County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Arkabutla
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
      • Arkabutla is located in Tate County
    • Coldwater
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Antioch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Tate County
    • Senatobia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senatobia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senatobia
      • Senatobia is located in Tate County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,614 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Senatobia <2>
    • Poagville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
      • Poagville is located in Tate County
    • New Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Tate County
  • Tunica County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • North Tunica
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Tunica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tunica
      • North Tunica is located in Tunica County
    • Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mhoon Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoon Landing
      • Mhoon Landing is located in Tunica County
    • Tunica
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
      • Tunica is located in Tunica County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunica <2>
    • Evansville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
      • Evansville is located in Tunica County
    • Clayton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Tunica County
    • Peyton ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peyton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
      • Peyton is located in Tunica County
  • Crittenden County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Seyppel
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seyppel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
      • Seyppel is located in Crittenden County (AR)
    • Horseshoe Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
      • Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • Anthonyville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthonyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
      • Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
    • Amanca
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanca
      • Amanca is located in Crittenden County (AR)
    • Edmondson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmondson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson
      • Edmondson is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
    • Hulbert
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hulbert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
      • Hulbert is located in Crittenden County (AR)
    • Proctor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
      • Proctor is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <2>
    • West Memphis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Memphis
      • West Memphis is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,158 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Memphis <2>
    • Mound City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
      • Mound City is located in Crittenden County (AR)
    • Jennette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennette
      • Jennette is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Marion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
    • Sunset
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
      • Sunset is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Crawfordsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Lee County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Bledsoe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
      • Bledsoe is located in Lee County (AR)
    • Winona ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
      • Winona is located in Lee County (AR)
    • Brickeys
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
      • Brickeys is located in Lee County (AR)
    • Phillips Bayou
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
      • Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County (AR)
  • Saint Francis County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Hughes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
      • Hughes is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <2>
    • Heth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heth
      • Heth is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heth <2>
    • Rawlinson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawlinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
      • Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
    • Widener
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
      • Widener is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
    • Madison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
  • Shelby County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Memphis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
      • Memphis is located in Shelby County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 649,705 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <2>
    • Oakville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
      • Oakville is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Hunt Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
      • Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
    • Parkway Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
      • Parkway Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Binghampton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghampton
      • Binghampton is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • The Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
      • The Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Germantown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
      • Forest Hill is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Woodstock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Woodstock is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Bailey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
      • Bailey is located in Shelby County (TN)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Newport, see our County-by-County Page for Newport.

Newspapers Published in 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 206 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newport.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Newport, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Newport.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Rodgers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rodgers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rodgers Cemetery
  • Morning Star Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morning Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morning Star Cemetery
  • Locust Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Grove Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Johnson Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Chapel Cemetery
  • New Bethlehem Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bethlehem Cemetery
  • New Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Happy Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Happy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Happy Cemetery
  • Clear Lake Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Lake Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
  • Continue List   (260 more) ...
    • Jerusalem Baptist Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rainey Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rainey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rainey Cemetery
    • Corinth Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Cemetery

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.<6>

While we didn't find Newport in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Newport.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.

  • Lake Cormorant
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Cormorant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cormorant
    • Lake Cormorant is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Cormorant <2>
  • Penton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
    • Penton is located in DeSoto County
  • Seyppel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seyppel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
    • Seyppel is located in Crittenden County (AR)
  • Norfolk
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norfolk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
    • Norfolk is located in DeSoto County
  • Glover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
    • Glover is located in DeSoto County
  • Eudora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eudora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
    • Eudora is located in DeSoto County
  • Walls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
    • Walls is located in DeSoto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
    • Former name for Walls:
    • Alpika
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <2>
  • Robinsonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
    • Robinsonville is located in Tunica County
  • Pinckney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinckney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
    • Pinckney is located in Crittenden County (AR)
  • Bowdre
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowdre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdre
    • Bowdre is located in Tunica County
  • Cub Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cub Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
    • Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County
  • Days
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Days have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days
    • Days is located in DeSoto County
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    • Lake View
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
      • Lake View is located in DeSoto County
    • Commerce
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
      • Commerce is located in Tunica County
    • Pleasant Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in DeSoto County

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.

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 DeSoto County: www.desotoms.com/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Newport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Newport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8932, Longitude: -90.2285       In this case, the coordinates for Newport have been taken from the 2010 Census.
<5>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.
<6>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.




 

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