Welcome to Little Compton ...
Little Compton is located in Newport County<1>.
The location of Little Compton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Little Compton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
Little Compton is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Little Compton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Little Compton is within the (401) area code.
Websites for Little Compton ...
Junior League: www.jlri.org/
Communities Also Named Little Compton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Little Compton - it's located in Missouri.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Little Compton.
Communities near Little Compton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Little Compton.
- New Bedford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- New Bedford is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- Fall River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Warwick is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Dartmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - South Kingstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kingstown
- South Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,454 people
- North Kingstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Newport County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
- Bristol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Somerset
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Somerset is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- Portsmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 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 Little Compton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Little Compton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Little Compton. 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 Little Compton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Compton. See our Newspapers Page for Little Compton.
Adding Little Compton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Little Compton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Little Compton was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
We also found Little Compton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Little Compton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Compton. 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 Newport, 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 Little Compton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |