Welcome to Sakonnet ...
Sakonnet is located in Newport County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sakonnet, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.
Sakonnet is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Sakonnet lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Sakonnet lies within the (401) area code.
Websites for Sakonnet ...
Junior League: www.jlri.org/
Communities near Sakonnet ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sakonnet.
- New Bedford
(17 miles [27.4 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
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Dartmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - South Kingstown
(17 miles [27.4 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.<3> 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
(6 miles [9.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Portsmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
- Swansea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Fairhaven
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Sakonnet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sakonnet.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sakonnet. 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 Sakonnet.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sakonnet. See our Newspapers Page for Sakonnet.
Adding Sakonnet to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sakonnet 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 Sakonnet was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Sakonnet post office opened in 1904.
We also found Sakonnet on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Rhode Island (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sakonnet.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sakonnet. 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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Sakonnet - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |