Welcome to Arctic ...

Arctic is located in Kent County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arctic, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Arctic is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Arctic: 401

Communities Also Named Arctic ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Arctic - it's located in New York.

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

Websites for Arctic ...

Junior League: www.jlri.org/

Communities near Arctic ...

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

Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
Fall River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
Warwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Warwick is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
Cranston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
- Cranston is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
Pawtucket
(14 miles [22.5 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
- East Providence is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
Cumberland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
North Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- 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
South Kingstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kingstown
- South Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,454 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 Arctic. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arctic.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arctic ...

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

Adding Arctic to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arctic 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 Arctic was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Arctic post office opened in 1889.

We also found Arctic on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Rhode Island (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arctic.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of the state's counties, including Kent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arctic - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/