Newport is on Farm to Market Road 1288

Farm to Market Road 1288

Farm to Market Road 1288 is a farm to market road in Clay County, Texas.-Route description:FM 1288 begins north of Newport, at an intersection with . It travels to the north through the farming areas of southeastern Clay County, through the community of Vashti, to Bellevue and , the main...

 and SH 59

State Highway 59 (Texas)

State Highway 59 or SH 59 is a state highway that runs from St. Jo to Jacksboro, Texas. The original SH 59 was designated by 1926 between Palacios and Midfield. By 1928, this route was transferred to SH 58. By 1933, SH 59 was designated again between Bowie and Montague, with a proposed extension...

 24 miles (38.6 km) southeast of Henrietta

Henrietta, Texas

Henrietta is a city in and the county seat of Clay County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,264 at the 2000 census.-History:...

 in far southeastern Clay County, Texas

Clay County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 11,006 people, 4,323 households, and 3,181 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile . There were 4,992 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile...

. Farm to Market Road 2127

Farm to Market Road 2127

Farm to Market Road 2127 is a farm to market road located in northeastern Jack, far southwestern Montague, and northwestern Wise counties, Texas.-Route description:...

 also passes just south of town. Its population is estimated at 70.

History

The town was initially established by L. Hancock in 1872 as Bear Hill. It received a post office in 1878, and in 1879, the name of the town and post office was changed to Newport. By 1900 Newport's population reached 176. It increased to 280 by the mid-1920s and stayed at that level through the 1940s. By the 1950s the population had dropped to 85. From the 1960s through today, the population of Newport was 70. Townspeople of Newport have long associated more closely with Jacksboro

Jacksboro, Texas

Jacksboro is a city in Jack County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,533 at the 2000 census. Jacksboro is located at the junction of U.S...

 and Jack County

Jack County, Texas

*Bryson*Jacksboro*Jermyn *Joplin *Perrin *Gibtown-See also:*National Register of Historic Places listings in Jack County, Texas-External links:*...

 than either Henrietta

Henrietta, Texas

Henrietta is a city in and the county seat of Clay County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,264 at the 2000 census.-History:...

 or Clay County

Clay County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 11,006 people, 4,323 households, and 3,181 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile . There were 4,992 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile...

, though the town is actually closer to Bowie

Bowie, Texas

Bowie is a city in Montague County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,219 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Bowie has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:...

 in Montague County

Montague County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 19,117 people, 7,770 households, and 5,485 families residing in the county. The population density was 20 people per square mile . There were 9,862 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile...

. Its post office remained open until the early 1990s.