Welcome to Wallum Lake ...
So far, we found very little information about Wallum Lake. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wallum Lake to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wallum Lake, please Contact Us.
Wallum Lake would have been located within present day Providence County<2>.
The location of Wallum Lake has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wallum Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
A typical abbreviation for Wallum Lake: Wallum Lk.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Wallum Lake is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Wallum Lake was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Wallum Lake still existed, it would have been in the (401) area code.
Websites for Wallum Lake ...
Junior League: www.jlri.org/
Communities near Wallum Lake ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wallum Lake.
- Worcester
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Worcester is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
- Woonsocket
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
- Cumberland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- 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
- Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- North Providence
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Johnston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Milford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- Lincoln
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Smithfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Smithfield is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,842 people
- Grafton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Grafton is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,082 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 Wallum Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wallum Lake.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wallum Lake. 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 Wallum Lake.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wallum Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Wallum Lake.
Adding Wallum Lake to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wallum Lake 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 Wallum Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Wallum Lake post office opened in 1906.
We also found Wallum Lake on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Rhode Island (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wallum Lake.
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 Wallum Lake, 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 Wallum Lake - 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/ |