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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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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 Carteret County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carteret County: Craven, Hyde, Jones, Onslow & Pamlico.

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:

  • Carteret County     (The home county of Newport)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Conner Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Conner Village is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conner Village
    • Holly Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Holly Springs is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Mitchell Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mitchell Village is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Village
    • Pine Knoll Shores
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Salter Path
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Broad Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Crab Point Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Crab Point Village is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Point Village
    • Indian Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Carolina City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Carolina City is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina City
    • Morehead City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Atlantic Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bogue
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bogue is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
  • Craven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Hancock Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Hancock Village is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Village
    • Manteo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Manteo is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
    • Havelock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Slocum Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Slocum Village is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Village
    • Cherry Point ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bachelor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Neuse Forest
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Neuse Forest is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuse Forest
    • Riverdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairfield Harbour
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Fairfield Harbour is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Harbour
    • Brices Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Brices Creek is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Creek
    • Snug Harbor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Snug Harbor is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
    • James City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • James City is located in Craven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
  • Jones County
  • Onslow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Swansboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bear Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hubert
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Piney Green
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Piney Green is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Green
    • Aragona Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Aragona Village is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
    • Midway Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Watkins Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Watkins Village is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Village
    • Pumpkin Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Pumpkin Center is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
    • Foxhorn Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Foxhorn Village is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhorn Village
  • Pamlico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Minnesott Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Minnesott Beach is located in Pamlico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesott Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
    • Arapahoe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Oriental
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Merritt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Reelsboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Alliance
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Grantsboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Pamlico
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bayboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Stonewall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Bay City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Bay City is located in Pamlico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
    • Vandemere
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Vandemere is located in Pamlico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandemere
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people

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.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Newport had a population of 218 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Newport had a population of 4,636 people.

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

  • Wildwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wildwood is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Hollywood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hollywood is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Morehead City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherry Point ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Bachelor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bogue
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bogue is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
  • Beaufort
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Croatan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Croatan is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croatan
  • Cedar Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Janeiro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Janeiro is located in Pamlico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janeiro
  • Swansboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Straits
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Riverdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Merrimon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Merrimon is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimon
    • Arapahoe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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 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 23 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 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. 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 like to start 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:

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>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 from Point A (ie- Newport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.