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Welcome to Arnold Mills ...

Arnold Mills is located in Providence County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Arnold Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

A typical abbreviation for Arnold Mills: Arnold Mls. (or less commonly used: Arnold Mlls.)

Arnold Mills is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Arnold Mills is located in the (401) area code.

Websites for Arnold Mills ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Arnold Mills ...

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

  • Providence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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    • Providence is located in Providence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
  • Warwick
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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    • Warwick is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
  • Cranston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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    • Cranston is located in Providence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
  • Pawtucket
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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    • Pawtucket is located in Providence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
  • Taunton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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    • Taunton is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
  • East Providence
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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    • East Providence is located in Providence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
  • Attleboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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    • Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
  • Woonsocket
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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    • Woonsocket is located in Providence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
  • Franklin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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    • Franklin is located in Norfolk County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
  • North Providence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • 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.
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    • North Providence is located in Providence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,507 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 Arnold Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arnold Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arnold Mills ...

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

Adding Arnold Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Arnold Mills post office opened in 1884.

We also found Arnold Mills in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arnold Mills.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arnold Mills - 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/









 

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