Welcome to South Rehoboth ...
South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of South Rehoboth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
A typical abbreviation for South Rehoboth: S. Rehoboth
South Rehoboth is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: South Rehoboth lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for South Rehoboth: 508 & 774<3>
Communities near South Rehoboth ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near South Rehoboth.
- Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
- Fall River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fall River is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Warwick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Cranston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cranston is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Pawtucket
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
- Taunton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- East Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
- Attleboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- Woonsocket
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
- Cumberland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 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 Rehoboth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Rehoboth.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of South Rehoboth. 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 Rehoboth.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around South Rehoboth. See our Newspapers Page for South Rehoboth.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Rehoboth ...
Looking for more information about South Rehoboth? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to South Rehoboth, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for South Rehoboth.
Adding South Rehoboth to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of South Rehoboth 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 (so far) for South Rehoboth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the South Rehoboth post office opened in 1881. The South Rehoboth post office closed in 1903.
For more details, see References and Mentions for South Rehoboth.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Bristol, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Rehoboth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 508 code has been Overlayed with the 774 area code. New phone numbers in the South Rehoboth area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the South Rehoboth area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |