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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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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 Carter County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carter County: Garvin, Jefferson, Johnston, Love, Marshall, Murray & Stephens.

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:

  • Carter County     (The home county of Newport)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Woodford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Woodford is located in Carter County
    • Lone Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Milo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Springer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer
      • Springer is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 698 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springer <2>
    • Oil City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Oil City is located in Carter County
    • Brock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
      • Brock is located in Carter County
    • Ardmore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Graham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Clemscott
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemscott
      • Clemscott is located in Carter County
    • Healdton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Gene Autry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gene Autry
      • Gene Autry is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
      • Former names for Gene Autry:
      • Berwyn
      • Dresden
      • Lou
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gene Autry <2>
    • Pooleville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Garvin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Hennepin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Katie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
      • Katie is located in Garvin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
    • Pernell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Elmore City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmore City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore City
      • Elmore City is located in Garvin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmore City <2>
    • Foster
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
      • Foster is located in Garvin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foster <2>
    • Wynnewood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Ringling
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringling
      • Ringling is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringling <2>
    • Cornish
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
      • Cornish is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Petersburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Jefferson County
    • Grady
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
      • Grady is located in Jefferson County
  • Johnston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Mannsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mannsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
      • Mannsville is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannsville <2>
    • Mill Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
      • Mill Creek is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Creek <2>
    • Ravia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravia
      • Ravia is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravia <2>
  • Love County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Overbrook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Orr
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
      • Orr is located in Love County
    • Burneyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Marietta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Jimtown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
      • Jimtown is located in Love County
    • Leon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Leon is located in Love County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <2>
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Lebanon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
    • Madill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Murray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Davis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
      • Davis is located in Murray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <2>
    • Cedar Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
      • Cedar Village is located in Murray County
    • Crusher
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crusher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crusher
      • Crusher is located in Murray County
    • Dougherty
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dougherty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty
      • Dougherty is located in Murray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dougherty <2>
    • Washita
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
      • Washita is located in Murray County
    • Sulphur
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Stephens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Loco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
      • Loco is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loco <2>
    • Velma
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Velma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
      • Velma is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Velma <2>
  • Montague County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Illinois Bend
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Bend
      • Illinois Bend is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Spanish Fort
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
      • Spanish Fort is located in Montague County (TX)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Newport, see our County-by-County Page for 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 82 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 30 miles [48.3 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 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:

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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 west)
  • Hickory Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Cemetery
  • Gaines Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gaines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaines Cemetery
  • Lone Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pruitt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pruitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pruitt Cemetery
  • Keller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keller Cemetery
  • Jehovah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Glenn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenn Cemetery
  • Milo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milo Cemetery
  • Woodford Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Maxwell - Woods Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maxwell - Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxwell - Woods Cemetery
  • Springer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springer Cemetery
  • Continue List   (138 more) ...
    • Hewitt Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hewitt Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Wilson.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hewitt Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98622 <4>
    • Cheek Love Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cheek Love Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cheek Love Cemetery
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery

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.<5>

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.

  • Woodford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
    • Woodford is located in Carter County
  • Sivells Bend ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sivells Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivells Bend
    • Sivells Bend is located in Cooke County (TX)
  • Illinois Bend
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Bend
    • Illinois Bend is located in Montague County (TX)
  • Spanish Fort
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
    • Spanish Fort is located in Montague County (TX)

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.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Newport. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Newport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2529, Longitude: -97.2747       In this case, the coordinates for Newport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.




 

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