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Newport

Ghost town · Colbert County, Alabama

Gravelly Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1924, 1:62,500)
Gravelly Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1924, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Newport is a ghost town in Colbert County, Alabama. It is one of 27 former communities in Colbert County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Newport as a historical populated place on the Cherokee 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 34.7790° N, 87.9061° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCherokee
Elevation501 ft
Nearest living townCherokee, AL
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID166025
Coordinates34.77898, -87.90615

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What's there now

Newport is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cherokee, AL (population 1,059), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 501 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 Colbert County, Alabama, at 34.7790, -87.9061.

How many ghost towns are in Colbert County?

Colbert County, Alabama has 27 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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