Newport, Missouri From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S. Newport is an unincorporated community in Barton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Newport was platted in 1874.[1] A variant name was Horse Creek.[2] A post office called Horse Creek was established in 1858, the name was changed to Newport in 1878, and the post office closed in 1915.[3] References ↑ "Barton County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Newport, Missouri ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 27, 2016. vteMunicipalities and communities of Barton County, Missouri, United StatesCounty seat: LamarCities Golden City Lamar Liberal Mindenmines Map of Missouri highlighting Barton CountyVillages Burgess Lamar Heights Milford Townships Barton City Central City Doylesport Golden City Lamar Leroy Milford Nashville Newport Northfork Ozark Richland South West Union CDPs Iantha Irwin Othercommunities Boston Bushnell Dublin Esrom Hannon Kenoma Nashville Newport Oakton Oskaloosa Verdella Ghost towns Ardath Caput Doylesport Missouri portal United States portal 37°31′40″N 94°06′16″W / 37.52778°N 94.10444°W / 37.52778; -94.10444 This Barton County, Missouri state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.vte Related Articles~TimelinesTop QsFact Checks