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Welcome to Bliss Corners ...

Bliss Corners is located in Newport County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Bliss Corners: Bliss Cors.

Bliss Corners is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bliss Corners: 401

Websites for Bliss Corners ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Bliss Corners ...

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

  • Providence
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • New Bedford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Fall River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Warwick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Cranston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Taunton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • East Providence
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dartmouth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Dartmouth is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
  • West Warwick
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • West Warwick is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
  • North Kingstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • North Kingstown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 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 Bliss Corners. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bliss Corners.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of the state's counties, including Newport, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bliss Corners - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.