RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of South Carolina >> York County >> Newport >> Genealogy HelperIndex...

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 northeast 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 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 York County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of York County: Cleveland (NC), Gaston (NC), Mecklenburg (NC), Cherokee, Chester, Lancaster & Union.

Below are the counties that are near Newport. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Newport:

  • York County     (The home county of Newport)
  • Cherokee County
  • Chester County
  • Lancaster County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Lockhart
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bailey Town ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bailey Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
    • Kelly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cleveland County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Kings Mountain
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Elbethel ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Elbethel is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
    • Grover
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • White Plains
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • White Plains is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • Durbro ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Durbro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
    • Pleasant Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Earl
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Patterson Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
    • Stony Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Stony Point is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Light Oak
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Light Oak is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
    • Elizabeth City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
    • Stubbs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gaston County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Begonia ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Begonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
    • Catawba ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Catawba is located in Gaston County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
    • Cramerton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • South Gastonia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • South Gastonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
    • Belmont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Brown Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Brown Town is located in Gaston County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
    • McAdenville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Gastonia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lowell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Lowell is located in Gaston County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <1>
    • Smyre
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Ranlo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Spencer Mountain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
      • Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
  • Lincoln County (NC)
    • Lowesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Lowesville is located in Lincoln County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
  • Mecklenburg County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Pineville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Yorkmont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dalton Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
    • Pinecrest
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Providence ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Providence is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Weddington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Weddington is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weddington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weddington <1>
    • Wilmore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Biddleville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
    • Paw Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
    • Chantilly
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Charlotte
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Union County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newport, with the one closest to Newport listed first.
    • Marvin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Marvin is located in Union County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
    • Waxhaw
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • White Oak
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • White Oak is located in Union County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • Jaars
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jaars is located in Union County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
    • Mineral Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Wesley Chapel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Indian Trail
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jackson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jackson is located in Union County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Stallings
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Hemby Bridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Lake Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Carmel Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Carmel Village is located in Union County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village

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.

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 in 1895, Newport had a post office and railroad service.

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

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 25 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 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:

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>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'.
<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.