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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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 Newport County and is the County Seat.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Newport County: Bristol (MA), Bristol, Kent & Washington.

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:

  • Newport County     (The home county of Newport)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Brenton Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brenton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenton Village
      • Brenton Village is located in Newport County
    • Middletown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Middletown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Newport County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
    • Jamestown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lawtons
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jamestown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Newport County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
    • Clarks Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
      • Clarks Village is located in Newport County
    • Sakonnet
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Melville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
      • Melville is located in Newport County
    • Portsmouth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
      • Portsmouth is located in Newport County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
    • Little Compton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Compton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
      • Little Compton is located in Newport County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,462 people
    • Portsmouth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bristol County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Bristol
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Bristol
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
    • Coggeshall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Barrington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
      • Barrington is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
    • Annawomscutt
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Barrington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Warren
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • East Greenwich
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Buttonwoods
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Oakland Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • East Greenwich
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
      • East Greenwich is located in Kent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
    • Kettle Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Cowesett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Shippee Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Warwick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Apponaug
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillsgrove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • West Warwick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
      • West Warwick is located in Kent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
    • Quidnick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quidnick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
      • Quidnick is located in Kent County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Quidnick
      • From Newport to Quidnick
  • Providence County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Bridgetown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Saunderstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Narragansett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narragansett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett
      • Narragansett is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,309 people
    • Narragansett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • North Kingstown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Narragansett Pier
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narragansett Pier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett Pier
      • Narragansett Pier is located in Washington County
    • Allenton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Belleville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belleville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
      • Belleville is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Belleville
      • From Newport to Belleville
    • North Kingstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
      • North Kingstown is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
    • Wickford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wickford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford
      • Wickford is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wickford
      • From Newport to Wickford
    • Peace Dale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Rocky Brook
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rocky Brook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
      • Rocky Brook is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rocky Brook
      • From Newport to Rocky Brook
  • New London County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Voluntown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voluntown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown
      • Voluntown is located in New London County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
    • Pawcatuck
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawcatuck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawcatuck
      • Pawcatuck is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawcatuck <3>
    • Clarks Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
      • Clarks Village is located in New London County (CT)
    • North Stonington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Stonington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stonington
      • North Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,197 people
    • North Stonington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Voluntown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Glasgo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Wequetequock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wequetequock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetequock
      • Wequetequock is located in New London County (CT)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wequetequock
      • From Newport to Wequetequock
  • Windham County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Oneco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
      • Oneco is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneco <3>
    • Ekonk
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ekonk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk
      • Ekonk is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ekonk
      • From Newport to Ekonk
    • Sterling
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
      • Sterling is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
    • Sterling
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bristol County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Acoaxet
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Westport Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Point
      • Westport Point is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Central Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Westport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Westport is located in Bristol County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,097 people
    • Globe Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
      • Globe Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Gidleys Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fall River
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Flint Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
      • Flint Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • North Westport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westport
      • North Westport is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Ocean Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
      • Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Oak Grove Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Village
      • Oak Grove Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Westport Factory
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dukes County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Cuttyhunk
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuttyhunk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuttyhunk
      • Cuttyhunk is located in Dukes County (MA)
    • Aquinnah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Gosnold
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gosnold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnold
      • Gosnold is located in Dukes County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
    • Menemsha
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menemsha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menemsha
      • Menemsha is located in Dukes County (MA)
    • Chilmark
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilmark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilmark
      • Chilmark is located in Dukes County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Squibnocket
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Squibnocket. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squibnocket
      • Squibnocket is located in Dukes County (MA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Squibnocket
      • From Newport to Squibnocket
  • Plymouth County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Mattapoisett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattapoisett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
      • Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
    • Lakeville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
      • Lakeville is located in Plymouth County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
    • Rochester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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.

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.

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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Newport had a population of 19,457 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Newport had a population of 24,412 people.

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

  • Jamestown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • South Portsmouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
    • South Portsmouth is located in Newport County
  • Narragansett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Little Compton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Compton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
    • Little Compton is located in Newport County
  • Hamilton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
    • Hamilton is located in Washington County
  • Tiverton Four Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Portsmouth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Wickford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wickford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford
    • Wickford is located in Washington County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wickford
    • From Newport to Wickford
  • Belleville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belleville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
    • Belleville is located in Washington County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Belleville
    • From Newport to Belleville
  • Allenton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rocky Brook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rocky Brook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
    • Rocky Brook is located in Washington County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rocky Brook
    • From Newport to Rocky Brook
  • Peace Dale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Wakefield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
      • Wakefield is located in Washington County
    • Adamsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tiverton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
      • Tiverton is located in Newport County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Newport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Newport.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Newport ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newport.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Newport. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Newport and those printed in the larger area surrounding Newport.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<6> of 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:

The official website for Newport: www.cityofnewport.com/

The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission (RIHCC) has created and maintains a database of cemeteries. More information about the RIHCC can be found on their website: rihistoriccemeteries.org.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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: 41.4880, Longitude: -71.3097    
<7>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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