Newport County, Rhode Island
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 125 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 24 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Newport, Jamestown, Middletown.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP61 of 125 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
125 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBNewport was formed in 1703 (1703-06-22) from unknown / original county.
RHODE ISLAND County (now NEWPORT) created as one of two original counties, consisting of Block Island and the islands in Narragansett Bay.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusNewport County population from 1790 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1790 | 1800 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14,300 | 14,845 | 15,771 | 16,874 | 21,896 | 24,180 | 32,599 | 42,893 | 46,696 | 61,539 | 81,891 | 81,383 | 85,433 | 85,643 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
National Park Service sites nearby
NPSPark units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).
| Site | Type | Dist. |
|---|---|---|
| New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park | National Historical Park | 33.5 km |
Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS148 cemeteries and 1 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 80 of 148 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Abial Tripp Lot Cemetery |
| Adam Hunt Lot Cemetery |
| Adamsville Church Cemetery |
| Almy - Reynolds Lot Cemetery |
| Almy Cemetery |
| Artemas Fish Lot Cemetery |
| Benjamin Borden Lot Cemetery |
| Benjamin Chase Lot Cemetery |
| Benjamin Hambly Lot Cemetery |
| Benjamin Head Lot Cemetery |
| Benjamin Manchester Lot Cemetery |
| Borden Slocum Lot Cemetery |
| Braman Cemetery |
| Briggs Brownell Lot Cemetery |
| Captain Clarke Cornell Lot Cemetery |
| Captain Edward Richmond Lot Cemetery |
| Captain George Lawton Lot Cemetery |
| Captain Isaac Cook Lot Cemetery |
| Captain Job Lawton Lot Cemetery |
| Captain Joseph Church Lot Cemetery |
| Captain Josiah Arnold Lot |
| Captain Sylvester Woodman Lot Cemetery |
| Captain Thomas Osborn Lot Cemetery |
| Cautantowwit's Indian Lot Cemetery |
| Cedar Cemetery |
| Charles Durfee Lot Cemetery |
| Chase and Cory Lot Cemetery |
| Christopher Manchester Lot Cemetery |
| Clark - Shaw Lot Cemetery |
| Coddington Cemetery |
| Colonel Pardon Gray Lot Cemetery |
| Colonel William Hall Lot Cemetery |
| Colonial Jewish Cemetery |
| Common Burial Ground Cemetery |
| Congregational Cemetery |
| Constant Hart Lot Cemetery |
| Constant and Susannah Seabury Burying Ground Cemetery |
| Corey Lot Cemetery |
| Cornell Lot Cemetery |
| Cottrell Green Cemetery |
| Daniel Dwelly Lot Cemetery |
| David Albro Lot Cemetery |
| David Durfee Lot Cemetery |
| David Rounds Lot Cemetery |
| Deacon Gideon Lawton Lot Cemetery |
| Edward Almy Lot Cemetery |
| Edward Simmons Lot Cemetery |
| Friends Cemetery |
| Gabriel Hicks Lot Cemetery |
| George Brownell Lot Cemetery |
| George Hall Lot Cemetery |
| George Sisson Lot Cemetery |
| Gideon Grinnell Lot Cemetery |
| Gifford Lot South |
| Giles Slocum Lot Cemetery |
| Godfrey King Cemetery |
| Governor Benedict Arnold Burying Ground |
| Governor Benedict Arnold Graveyard |
| Governor Caleb Carr Cemetery |
| Hazard Lot |
| Henry Tew Cemetery |
| Hillside Cemetery |
| Honorable Thomas Durfee Lot Cemetery |
| Hoxsey - Taber - Manchester Cemetery |
| Irish Lot Cemetery |
| Isaac Sherman Lot Cemetery |
| Island Cemetery |
| Jamestown Town Cemetery |
| Job Sherman Lot Cemetery |
| John Almy Lot Cemetery |
| John Brown Lot Cemetery |
| John Carr Lot Cemetery |
| John Cook Junior Lot Cemetery |
| John Grinnell Lot Cemetery |
| John Mitchell Lot Cemetery |
| John Woodman Lot Cemetery |
| Joseph Brownell Lot Cemetery |
| Joseph Fish Lot Cemetery |
| Joseph Gifford Lot Cemetery |
| Joseph Rounds Lot Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 1 of 1
| Name |
|---|
| Bridgeport |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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