Welcome to South Scituate ...
So far, we found very little information about South Scituate. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added South Scituate to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with South Scituate, please Contact Us.
South Scituate would have been located within present day Providence County<2>.
The location of South Scituate has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of South Scituate, you might consider that their post office opened in 1825.
A typical abbreviation for South Scituate: S. Scituate
While the community is gone, the present day location for South Scituate is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where South Scituate was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If South Scituate still existed, it would have been in the (401) area code.
Websites for South Scituate ...
Junior League: www.jlri.org/
Communities near South Scituate ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near South Scituate.
- Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
- Warwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Warwick is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Cranston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
- Cranston is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Pawtucket
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
- Pawtucket is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
- East Providence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
- East Providence is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
- Woonsocket
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
- Cumberland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
- Coventry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - North Providence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
- North Attleboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Attleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 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 South Scituate. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Scituate.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of South Scituate. 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 South Scituate.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around South Scituate. See our Newspapers Page for South Scituate.
Adding South Scituate to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of South Scituate in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for South Scituate was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the South Scituate post office opened in 1825.
We also found South Scituate in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for South Scituate.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about South Scituate, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of the state's counties, including Providence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Scituate - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |