Newport is a city in and the county seat of Cocke County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6,945 at the 2010 census, down from 7,242 at the 2000 census. The estimated population in 2018 was 6,801. Newport is located along the Pigeon River.
Downtown Newport
Historical marker along US-321 in Newport, recalling the site of War Ford
The French Broad River in the vicinity of Fine's Ferry at Newport's northern border
The Pigeon River in Newport
Cocke County is a county on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,999. Its county seat is Newport. Cocke County comprises the Newport, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville, Tennessee Combined Statistical Area.
Cocke County Courthouse in Newport
View from the slopes of Old Black
Cocke County Memorial Building in Newport