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Old Newport

Ghost town · Winn County, Louisiana

Sikes quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500)
Sikes quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Old Newport is a ghost town in Winn County, Louisiana. It is one of 15 former communities in Winn County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Old Newport as a historical populated place on the Cotton Plant topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 32.1052° N, 92.3404° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCotton Plant
Elevation176 ft
Nearest living townSikes, LA
Distance to it8.7 miles
GNIS feature ID549168
Coordinates32.10516, -92.34042

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What's there now

Old Newport is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sikes, LA (population 232), about 8.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 176 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Old Newport?

Old Newport is in Winn County, Louisiana, at 32.1052, -92.3404.

How many ghost towns are in Winn County?

Winn County, Louisiana has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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