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Newport, Arkansas

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72112. The Survey maps it on the Newport quadrangle. 8,005 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 223 feet above sea level.

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Newport within Jackson County

On record in Newport

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 10 records

Population over time

2 figures

Newport grew from 7,879 to 8,005 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20107,879
20208,005+126 (+2%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 13 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

1 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Newport in 2005, burning about 15 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
18 March 2005Arson/incendiarism15 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jackson County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Newport: 5 producers, 3 past producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Newport #5 & #7Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
County OperatorsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Midstream Dredge & Plant No 6Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mobley Construction CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Newport Dredge & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Newport PltSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
River S&G CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
River Sand & Gravel DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Jackson County

Storms near this place

60 of 77 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Newport in 77 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 32 thunderstorm wind, 21 hail, 10 flood, 6 flash flood. The reports record 3 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 1999Tornado (F1)Newport3 hurtno account filed
June 2009Thunderstorm WindNewport$150,000A number of trees were blown down. Some of the trees landed on houses.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindNewport$40,000A truck carrying chicken parts was blown over, spilling part of its load into the roadside ditch.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindNewport$40,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
May 2011FloodNewport$10,000no account filed
June 2013Thunderstorm WindNewport$5,000Large limbs and power lines were blown down.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindNewport$5,000Large limbs and a cable line were blown down.
April 2011FloodNewport$5,000no account filed
June 2011FloodNewport$5,000no account filed
May 2011FloodNewport$5,000no account filed
April 1994Thunderstorm WindNewport$500Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees.
April 2025FloodNewport-Major river flooding was observed at Newport along the White River.
March 2023Heavy RainNewport-The COOP observer reported 2.90 inches of rain.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindNewport-Multiple tree limbs were blown down near the intersection of Graceland Drive and Highland Avenue in Newport.
August 2023HailNewport-Penny sized hail fell in the vicinity of Newport.
February 2018FloodNewport-Arkansas DOT reported State Highway 18 at Newport blocked due to high water.
April 2017FloodNewport-Flooding was noted on the White River at Newport after heavy rain fell. The flooding began on 4/30/17.
January 2016FloodNewport-The White River at Newport remained above flood stage from December, and fell below flood stage during the evening hours on the 9th.
May 2015FloodNewport-The White River at Newport rose above flood stage during the early afternoon hours of the 13th, falling back below flood stage during the morning hours of the 14th.
December 2015FloodNewport-The White River at Newport rose above flood stage during the evening hours on the 28th, remaining above flood stage into January.
January 2012HailNewport-Hail from golf ball to baseball size fell in Newport.
December 2009Heavy RainNewport-Rain that fell on December 24th assured that 2009 would be the wettest year ever recorded in Newport. Total rainfall for the year was 84.15 inches, breaking the record of 80.88 inches set in 1957.
April 2009Funnel CloudNewport-The tornado that occurred in the Macks area then lifted, becoming a funnel cloud. The funnel was photographed just west of Newport.
October 2009Heavy RainNewport-In Newport, it was the wettest October ever recorded.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindNewport-A mobile home was destroyed.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindNewport-A golf cart storage shed was destroyed at a country club.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindNewport-Large tree limbs downed.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindNewport-Thunderstorm winds downed a tree onto Highway 18 just outside of Newport.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindNewport-Trees and power lines were knocked down.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindNewport-Thunderstorm winds damaged a flying service east of Newport.
July 2004Flash FloodNewport-Heavy rainfall resulted in flash flooding in the Newport area. Some of the city streets were flooded for a short period of time.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindNewport-Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and power lines.
May 2003Tornado (F1)Newport-A weak tornado touched down briefly over Jackson County to the east-northeast of Newport. Nearly all the damage was confined to the grounds of the Grimes Unit of the Arkansas Department of Correction. A large metal barn, used for hay storage, was destroyed as was a nearby tool shed. Underpinning was blown out from some of the mobile homes. A carport was blown over and a couple of trees and large limbs were knocked down. A nearby cotton trailer was moved a considerable distance. Marks left by the trailer on the ground indicated that it first moved in a straight line and then turned in a large arc as it moved out into a field.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindNewport-Thunderstorm winds damaged several buildings in Newport. Most of the damage consisted of blown out windows and some roofs peeled off.
May 2003Flash FloodNewport-Thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall that resulted in flash flooding around the Possum Grape area in Jackson County. A number of secondary roads and bridges were covered by high water and washed out around the area. Several homes also sustained damage from the flood waters.
May 2003Tornado (F1)Newport-A weak tornado touched down over the central part of Jackson County, about 3 miles southwest of Newport. The tornado moved eastward and downed a number of trees and large tree limbs. Several residences sustained roof damage. The tornado dissipated about 2 miles north of Midway.
March 2002Thunderstorm WindNewport-Several trees were blown down.
May 2002Flash FloodNewport-Flash flooding occurred in the Newport area with several streets covered with high water. A few county roads were also flooded for a period of time.
July 2002Flash FloodNewport-Heavy rains caused flash flooding to occur in Newport. Several roads were covered by high water for a short period of time.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindNewport-A weather spotter measured a wind gust of 71 mph at the airport in Newport.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindNewport-Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindNewport-Numerous large tree limbs were blown down in Newport.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindNewport-Thunderstorm winds uprooted several trees and blew over a truck just northeast of Newport.
August 1997Thunderstorm WindNewport-Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and large tree limbs.
October 1995Thunderstorm WindNewport-Trees and power lines were knocked down.
November 1995Thunderstorm WindNewport-Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindNewport-Some trees were knocked down.
April 1995Thunderstorm WindNewport-Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.
July 1994HailNewport-Portions of roofs were blown off several buildings.
July 1994HailNewport-Portions of roofs were blown off several buildings.
January 2012HailNewport-no account filed
March 2009HailNewport-no account filed
March 2006Thunderstorm WindNewport-no account filed
August 2004Thunderstorm WindNewport-no account filed
August 2003HailNewport-no account filed
May 2003HailNewport-no account filed
May 2003HailNewport-no account filed
April 2001HailNewport-no account filed
April 2001HailNewport-no account filed
April 2001HailNewport-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Jackson County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Crossroads1.4 miles13
Island Town2.0 miles13
Diaz2.5 miles13
Jacksonport2.9 miles13
Fitzgerald3.3 miles13
Erwin4.2 miles11
Macks4.3 miles13
Reamey4.4 miles13

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on NewportAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q79414The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 77846. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.