Welcome to Newport ...

The city of Newport is located in Cocke County<1> and is the County Seat for Cocke County.

The location of Newport has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Newport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1802.

When the people of Newport refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Newporter<3>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Newport has a population of 6,862 people<4> (see below for details).

Newport is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Newport lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Newport had an population of 6,862 people. This is a decrease of 1.2% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.25% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Newport had a population of 6,945 people (which is 19.49% of the total population of Cocke County). This makes Newport the county's most populous community.

The population of Newport represents 0.11% of the total population of Tennessee (which has 6,346,105 people), making it the state's 76th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,945 people, the population of Newport decreased 4.1% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,242 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Newport.

Communities Also Named Newport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 73 communities that are also named Newport - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California (2), Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (3), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (3), Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), New York (4), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (7), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (4), Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas (3), Utah, Vermont, Virginia (4), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Newport.

Communities near Newport ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Newport.

• Morristown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Morristown is located in Hamblen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <6>
• Sevierville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sevierville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevierville
  • Sevierville is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sevierville <6>
• Jefferson City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
  • Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <6>
• Harrisburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
• Dandridge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dandridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dandridge
  • Dandridge is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dandridge <6>
• Monte Vista Estates
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monte Vista Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
  • Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
• White Pine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
  • White Pine is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Pine <6>
• West Myers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Myers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
  • West Myers is located in Cocke County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
• Casablanca
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casablanca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
  • Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
• Pittman Center
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittman Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
  • Pittman Center is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Newport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Newport.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Newport. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Newport.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Newport. Our list includes 19 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Newport.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newport ...

Looking for more information about Newport? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Newport, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Newport.

Adding Newport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Newport in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Newport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Newport post office opened in 1802.

We also found Newport in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Newport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/