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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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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 Herkimer County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Herkimer County: Fulton, Hamilton, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego & Saint Lawrence.

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:

  • Herkimer County     (The home county of Newport)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Old City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Old City is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
    • Cold Brook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Norway
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Norway is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Poland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Middleville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gray
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Gray is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Russia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Russia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
    • Kast Bridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Kast Bridge is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kast Bridge
    • Grant
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Grant is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Salisbury
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Salisbury is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
    • Frankfort
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Corrado Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Emmonsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Emmonsburg is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmonsburg
    • Crum Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
    • Middle Sprite
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Middle Sprite is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Sprite
    • Lassellsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
    • Garoga
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Garoga is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
    • Rockwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Rockwood is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Ephratah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ephratah is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Morehouseville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
    • Arietta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Arietta is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
    • Piseco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lewis County
  • Madison County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Mindenville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
    • Saint Johnsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brookman Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
    • Hallsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
    • Nelliston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sprout Brook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Buel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Buel is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
    • Canajoharie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Palatine Bridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • North Gage
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • North Gage is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gage
    • Trenton Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Trenton Falls is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Falls
    • Barneveld
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Prospect
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Trenton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Trenton is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Deerfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Deerfield is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
    • Utica
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Utica is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,253 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <1>
    • Holland Patent
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Remsen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Marcy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Yorkville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • East Floyd
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • East Floyd is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Floyd
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Brighton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Brighton is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Richfield Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Plainfield Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
    • Springfield Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Springfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Springfield is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Middle Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Middle Village is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
    • Cherry Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Middlefield Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Middlefield Center is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Center

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.

  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Newport Calvinistic Methodist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Elm Tree Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bromley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Welch Calvinistic Methodist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St. Patrick's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Route 28 Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Norway Village Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Poland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tanner Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cold Brook Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (304 more) ...
    • Middleville Rural Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hardscrabble Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hurricane Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Newport had a population of 659 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Newport had a population of 585 people.

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

  • Cold Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Middleville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Norway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Norway is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
  • Poland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairfield is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Gray
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gray is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
  • Russia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Russia is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
  • Gravesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gravesville is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
  • North Gage
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • North Gage is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gage
  • Kast Bridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Kast Bridge is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kast Bridge
  • Eatonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Eatonville is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eatonville
  • South Trenton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • South Trenton is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Trenton
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • West Schuyler
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • West Schuyler is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Schuyler
    • Harbor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Harbor is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor
    • Grant
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Grant is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant

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 the Vicinity of 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 194 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newport.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Newport. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Newport and those printed in the larger area surrounding Newport.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of Newport.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Newport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.