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Welcome to Cold Spring Beach ...

Cold Spring Beach is located in Washington County<1>.


The location of Cold Spring Beach has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


A typical abbreviation for Cold Spring Beach: Cold Spg. Bch. (or less commonly used: Cold Spng. Bch. or Cold Sprng. Bch.)

Cold Spring Beach is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Cold Spring Beach lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Cold Spring Beach is located in the (401) area code.

Websites for Cold Spring Beach ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Cold Spring Beach ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cold Spring Beach.

  • Providence
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence is located in Providence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
  • Fall River
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
    • Fall River is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
  • Warwick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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    • Warwick is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
  • Cranston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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    • Cranston is located in Providence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
  • East Providence
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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    • East Providence is located in Providence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
  • Coventry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
    • Coventry is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
  • North Providence
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Providence
    • North Providence is located in Providence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,507 people
  • South Kingstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kingstown
    • South Kingstown is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,454 people
  • Johnston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
    • Johnston is located in Providence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,366 people
  • West Warwick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
    • West Warwick is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cold Spring Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cold Spring Beach.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cold Spring Beach. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cold Spring Beach.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cold Spring Beach. See our Newspapers Page for Cold Spring Beach.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cold Spring Beach ...

Looking for more information about Cold Spring Beach? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cold Spring Beach, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cold Spring Beach.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cold Spring Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of the state's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cold Spring Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.









 

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