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 doctors and 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 Madison County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Madison County: Champaign, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Pickaway & Union.
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:
- Madison County (The home county of Newport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- London
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chrisman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Summerford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Midway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Range
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Choctaw Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- South Solon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Plumwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Gillivan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Mount Sterling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Mechanicsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Powhattan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Mutual
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Woodstock
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Urbana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kingscreek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Mingo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- North Lewisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Westville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Lisbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- South Charleston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- South Vienna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cortsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cortsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortsville
- Catawba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- New Moorefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Villa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Kenwood Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kenwood Heights is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Heights
- Shawnee Acres
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- Oakwood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Green Hedges
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- Greenlawn Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Northridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Northridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Sabina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Port William
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Lees Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Memphis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Shawnee Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Grove is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- Powell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rathbone ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rathbone is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Scioto Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scioto Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Village
- White Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Yatesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Jeffersonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Bloomingburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hagler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Milledgeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Octa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Washington Court House
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Washington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Darby Park ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Darby Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Park
- Darbydale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Darbydale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbydale
- Harrisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Darby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- Galloway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Alton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- New Rome
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- New Rome is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Ridpath ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ridpath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridpath
- Lincoln Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mudsock is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Grove City Country Club
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Deems ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deems is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deems
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Grape Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Jamestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- Bowersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- New Jasper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Yellow Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wilberforce
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Xenia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pinewood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Fairborn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Trebein
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Trebein is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trebein
- Trebein has also been known as:
- Beaver Station
- Beaver
- Frost Station
- Pickeneyville
- Pinckneyvile
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Orient
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Matville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Darbyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Grange Hall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Commercial Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Holland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pherson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Williamsport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Bloomfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Duvall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Fox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Ashville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Clarksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Austin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Austin is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Unionville Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Milford Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New California
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Jerome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Marysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Dover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
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.
- Evans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sifrit Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kilgore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Paint Twp. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kirkwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Infirmary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Institution Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shepherd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Johnston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Correll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (469 more) ...
- Carson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Williams Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Johnston - McClimans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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>
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.
- London
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Florence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Florence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Myers ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Myers is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Summerford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Range
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Lafayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Nioga ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nioga is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nioga
- Plattsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plattsburg is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Bookwalter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bookwalter is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookwalter
- Chenoweth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chenoweth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoweth
- Kiousville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kiousville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiousville
- Big Plain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Big Plain is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Plain
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- South Charleston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- South Solon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Yatesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
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 138 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 19 miles [30.6 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Clinton County
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Pickaway County
- Ross County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 from Point A (ie- Newport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |