Newport is a small

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located in Tuscarawas County. It is actually 3.1 miles South from the center of Uhrichsville,

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. It is in the

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( UTC-5) observes

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and is in the Uhrichsville,

ZIP Code of 44683. Today it is strictly a rural neighborhood with one church, the Newport

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Church.

History

Newport was laid out in 1833. The post office at Newport was called Tracy. The Tracy post office was established in 1880, and remained in operation until 1918.

References

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Ohio Unincorporated communities in Tuscarawas County, Ohio