Welcome to Newport Center ...
Newport Center is located in Orleans County<1>.
The location of Newport Center has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Newport Center, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
A typical abbreviation for Newport Center: Newport Ctr. (or less commonly used: Newport Cen., Newport Cent. or Newport Cntr.)
Newport Center is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Newport Center lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Newport Center: (802)
Communities Also Named Newport Center ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Newport Center - it's located in Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Newport Center.
Communities near Newport Center ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Newport Center.
- Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Orleans County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,216 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>
- Derby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Sutton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Stanstead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanstead
- Barton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Richford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Potton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Troy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Richford
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richford
- Richford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richford <4>
- Austin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <4>
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 Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Newport Center.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Newport Center. 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 Center.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Newport Center. See our Newspapers Page for Newport Center.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newport Center ...
Looking for more information about Newport Center? 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 Center, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Newport Center.
Adding Newport Center to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Newport Center 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 Center was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Newport Center mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian Pacific Railroad Time Tables (October 1899).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Newport Center.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Newport Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Orleans, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Newport Center - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |