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 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 Lawrence County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lawrence County: Columbiana (OH), Mahoning (OH), Beaver, Butler & Mercer.
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:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Newport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Wampum
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Beaver
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- East Moravia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Mahoningtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- South New Castle
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Energy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Ellport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Altman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Mount Jackson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Enon Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oakwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Bell Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Acres is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,373 people
- Bradford Woods
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford Woods is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Duff City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Leetsdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wexford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Edgeworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Edgeworth is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Franklin Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
- Sewickley Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sewickley Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Borough of Glen Osborne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Borough of Glen Osborne is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Glen Osborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Sewickley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ingomar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sewickley Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sewickley Heights is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
- Gibsonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Koppel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ellwood City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Big Beaver
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- North Sewickley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- New Galilee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Homewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Thompson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Frisco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Wurtemburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Lillyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Darlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Mayfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Mayfield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mayfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Barrisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Portersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zelienople
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Whitestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Whitestown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
- West Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Liberty is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Evans City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Connoquenessing
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Connoquenessing is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connoquenessing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Fernway
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Ogle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Ribold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ribold is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ribold
- Callery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Leesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Carbon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Millburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- North Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- West Middlesex
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Courtneys Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Wheatland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Swamproot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Farrell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hermitage
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mercer
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Enterprise
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Barkeyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nectarine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- State Line ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- East Palestine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Unity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Mill Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- New Waterford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- East Carmel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- Rogers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Columbiana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Calcutta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- East End
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Glenmoor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- La Croft
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Leetonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Franklin County (OH)
- Hilltop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Cream City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Irondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Stratton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Empire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Mahoning County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- New Middletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lowellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Poland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Struthers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Lima
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Campbell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boardman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- East Lewistown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- Youngstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cornersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Greenford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Canfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Trumbull County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Maplewood Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Hubbard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coalburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Masury
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- West Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
- Churchill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Sodom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Brookfield Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Girard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Klines Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Klines Corner is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Corner
- Hilltop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- McDonald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Paynes Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paynes Corner is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Corner
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Chester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- New Cumberland
(30 miles [48.3 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.
- Clinton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Slippery Rock Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holy Trinity Polish National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Polish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Vitus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parkside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Savannah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Valley View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (375 more) ...
- Greenwood Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillview Manor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Newport had a population of 250 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
- Wampum
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chewton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chewton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewton
- Moravia
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
- East Moravia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Rock Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Ellwood City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Castle Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Castle Junction is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle Junction
- New Galilee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Bellton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bellton is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellton
- North Sewickley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Mahoningtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Enon Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Homewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Thompson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- McKimm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McKimm is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKimm
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 45 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 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. 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 like to 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 Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Trumbull County
- Hancock County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |