Welcome to Cumberland Hill ...

Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cumberland Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1822.

Cumberland Hill is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Cumberland Hill: 401

Communities Also Named Cumberland Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cumberland Hill - it's located in Georgia.

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

Websites for Cumberland Hill ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Cumberland Hill ...

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

• Providence
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Providence is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Providence
  • From Cumberland Hill to Providence
• 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
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Warwick
  • From Cumberland Hill to Warwick
• Cranston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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  • Cranston is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cranston
  • From Cumberland Hill to Cranston
• Pawtucket
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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  • Pawtucket is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pawtucket
  • From Cumberland Hill to Pawtucket
• Taunton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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  • Taunton is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Taunton
  • From Cumberland Hill to Taunton
• East Providence
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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  • East Providence is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to East Providence
  • From Cumberland Hill to East Providence
• Attleboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
  • Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Attleboro
  • From Cumberland Hill to Attleboro
• Woonsocket
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
  • Woonsocket is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Woonsocket
  • From Cumberland Hill to Woonsocket
• Franklin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Norfolk County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Franklin
  • From Cumberland Hill to Franklin
• North Providence
  (8 miles [12.9 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.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Providence
  • 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 Cumberland Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cumberland Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cumberland Hill ...

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

Adding Cumberland Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Cumberland Hill post office opened in 1822.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cumberland Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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