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Welcome to Bridgeton ...

Bridgeton is located in Providence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bridgeton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Bridgeton is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bridgeton: 401

Communities Also Named Bridgeton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Bridgeton - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon and Pennsylvania.

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

Websites for Bridgeton ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Bridgeton ...

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

  • Providence
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Providence is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
  • Cranston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Cranston is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
  • Pawtucket
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Pawtucket is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
  • Woonsocket
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Woonsocket is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
  • Cumberland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cumberland is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
  • Coventry
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Coventry is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
  • Franklin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Franklin is located in Norfolk County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
  • North Providence
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • North Providence is located in Providence County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,507 people
  • North Attleboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • North Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
  • Johnston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnston is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,366 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 Bridgeton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bridgeton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bridgeton ...

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

Adding Bridgeton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bridgeton 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 Bridgeton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Bridgeton post office opened in 1893. The Bridgeton post office closed in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bridgeton.

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 Bridgeton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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/