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Newport

Ghost town · Mahoning County, Ohio

Youngstown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500)
Youngstown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Newport is a ghost town in Mahoning County, Ohio. It is one of 5 former communities in Mahoning County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 60th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Newport as a historical populated place on the Campbell 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 41.0531° N, 80.5740° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCampbell
Elevation840 ft
Nearest living townStruthers, OH
Distance to it1 miles
GNIS feature ID1051800
Coordinates41.05311, -80.57396

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What's there now

Newport is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Struthers, OH (population 9,995), about 1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 840 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 Mahoning County, Ohio, at 41.0531, -80.5740.

How many ghost towns are in Mahoning County?

Mahoning County, Ohio has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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