Do you know of South Providence ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about South Providence. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with South Providence.

We found mention of South Providence as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Providence County, Rhode Island.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for South Providence ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about South Providence:

Rand McNally Map of Rhode Island (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for South Providence.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 44/67640   (Place Name: South Providence)

County: Providence     (FIPS State/County: 44/007)

Class: U4

Identifies a populated place (ie- South Providence) which is wholly or substantially located within the boundaries of an incorporated place with a different name. The Part of Code identifies the incorporated place.

More Orphans in  Providence County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Providence County.