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Newport

Ghost town · Chickasaw County, Mississippi

Van Vleet quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:62,500)
Van Vleet quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Newport is a ghost town in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. It is one of 19 former communities in Chickasaw County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Newport as a historical populated place on the Buena Vista 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 33.9068° N, 88.7617° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBuena Vista
Elevation269 ft
Nearest living townOkolona, MS
Distance to it6.8 miles
GNIS feature ID705386
Coordinates33.90678, -88.76172

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What's there now

Newport is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Okolona, MS (population 2,623), about 6.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 269 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 Newport?

Newport is in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, at 33.9068, -88.7617.

How many ghost towns are in Chickasaw County?

Chickasaw County, Mississippi has 19 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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