Welcome to Chepachet ...

Chepachet is located in Providence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chepachet, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1806.

Chepachet is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Chepachet: (401)

Websites for Chepachet ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities Also Named Chepachet ...

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

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

Communities near Chepachet ...

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

• Providence
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Providence is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
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• Warwick
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Warwick is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
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• Cranston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cranston is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
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• Pawtucket
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Pawtucket is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
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• East Providence
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • East Providence is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
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• Woonsocket
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Woonsocket is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
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• Cumberland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cumberland is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
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• Coventry
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coventry is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
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• Franklin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin is located in Norfolk County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
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• North Providence
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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.
  • North Providence is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,507 people
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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 Chepachet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chepachet.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chepachet ...

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

Adding Chepachet to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Chepachet post office opened in 1806.

We also found Chepachet in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chepachet.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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