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Welcome to North Newport ...

North Newport is located in Sullivan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Newport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

A typical abbreviation for North Newport: N. Newport

North Newport is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: North Newport lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for North Newport: 603

Communities Also Named North Newport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named North Newport - it's located in Maine.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Newport.

Communities near North Newport ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Newport.

  • Lebanon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Claremont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Springfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Windsor County (VT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,875 people
  • Charlestown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Enfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • New London
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Hartland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Hartland is located in Windsor County (VT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
  • Sunapee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Windsor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Windsor is located in Windsor County (VT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,284 people
  • Grantham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham
    • Grantham is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,955 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantham <3>

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 North Newport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Newport.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North 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 North Newport.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Newport. See our Newspapers Page for North Newport.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Newport ...

Looking for more information about North 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 North Newport, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Newport.

Adding North Newport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North 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 North Newport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the North Newport post office opened in 1877.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Newport.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Sullivan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Newport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/