Welcome to Adamsville ...

Adamsville is located in Newport County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Adamsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

Adamsville is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Adamsville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Adamsville: (401)

Websites for Adamsville ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities Also Named Adamsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Adamsville - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia (4), Kansas, Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Adamsville.

Communities near Adamsville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Adamsville.

• New Bedford
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
  • New Bedford lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Adamsville.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on New Bedford
• Fall River
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  • Fall River lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of Adamsville.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
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• Warwick
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  • Warwick lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the northwest of Adamsville.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
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• Dartmouth
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  • Dartmouth lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northeast of Adamsville.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dartmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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• North Kingstown
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  • North Kingstown lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west of Adamsville.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on North Kingstown
• Newport
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of Adamsville.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
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• Bristol
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  • Bristol lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of Adamsville.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Bristol
• Somerset
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  • Somerset lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north of Adamsville.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
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• Portsmouth
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  • Portsmouth lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Adamsville.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Portsmouth
• Swansea
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
  • Swansea lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north of Adamsville.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swansea have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Swansea

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 Adamsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Adamsville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Adamsville. 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 Adamsville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Adamsville. See our Newspapers Page for Adamsville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Adamsville ...

Looking for more information about Adamsville? 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 Adamsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Adamsville.

Adding Adamsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Adamsville 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 Adamsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Adamsville post office opened in 1847.

We also found Adamsville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Adamsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Adamsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/