Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about East Providence came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of East Providence in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about East Providence. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our East Providence data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for East Providence:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Rand McNally Map of Rhode Island (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Rhode Island (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

We found East Providence in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for East Providence for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for East Providence. See our Misc Page for East Providence for more information.