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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Washington 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 Washington County: Athens, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Pleasants (WV), Tyler (WV) & Wood (WV).
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:
- Washington County (The home county of Newport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Newell Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Newell Run is located in Washington County
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- Wade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wade is located in Washington County
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- Deucher
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Deucher is located in Washington County
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- Yankeeburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County
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- Steel Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County
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- Ward ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ward is located in Washington County
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- Sandhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sandhill is located in Washington County
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- Gasville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gasville is located in Washington County
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- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County
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- Grandview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview is located in Washington County
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- Dalzell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County
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- Grand View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Grand View is located in Washington County
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- Athens County
- Youba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Youba is located in Athens County
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- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Fly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fly is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Graysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Plainview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Antioch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Edwina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Stafford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Benwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Sardis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Laings
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Laings is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Mount Carrick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
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- Woodsfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Hackney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Reinersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Harriettsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Crooked Tree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Dexter City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- South Olive
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Dungannon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
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- Ashton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Fulda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Summerfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Caldwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Calhoun County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Freed
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
- Big Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Doddridge County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Duckworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth
- West Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Avondale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Smithburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Roberts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Market is located in Doddridge County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
- Gilmer County (WV)
- Newberne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Pleasants County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Saint Marys
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Belmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- DeLong
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Schultz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Willow Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Horseneck
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Sugar Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Adlai
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Hebron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Ritchie County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- League
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- League is located in Ritchie County (WV)
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- Cornwallis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Ellenboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Petroleum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Hannahdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahdale
- Harrisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pennsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rusk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cokeleys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Cantwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Tyler County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Meadville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Plum Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Friendly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- McKim
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McKim is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Adonis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Sistersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middlebourne
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Blue
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Blue is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Paden City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandusky
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Big Moses
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- Iuka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Wetzel County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Minnie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- New Martinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Childs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Ross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Proctor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wirt County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Freeport
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Greencastle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Newark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newark is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Elizabeth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Palestine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Burning Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Windy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windy is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Creston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Creston is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Williamstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dallison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dallison is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Parkers Towne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Valley Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Boaz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- North Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Vienna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kanawha
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Parkersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leachtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Mineral Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
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.
- Newport Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- IOOF Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lamp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kinderhook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beech Grove United Brethren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Calcutta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hearn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Huffman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chapman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (685 more) ...
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dennis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 293 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Vaucluse
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vaucluse is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaucluse
- Saint Marys
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Belmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Murphy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Newell Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Newell Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Run
- Eureka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Calcutta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Calcutta is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- DeLong
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Willow Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Schultz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Union Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Union Mills is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Spring Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Run is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Run
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Wade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wade is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Gracey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gracey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Horseneck
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
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 56 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 13 miles [20.9 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 first turn to 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:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Noble County
- Calhoun County
- Doddridge County
- Gilmer County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Tyler County
- Wetzel County
- Wirt County
- Wood 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'. |