Welcome to Escoheag ...

Escoheag is located in Kent County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Escoheag, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

Escoheag is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Escoheag: 401

Websites for Escoheag ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Escoheag ...

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

• Warwick
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Warwick is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
• Norwich
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Norwich is located in New London County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwich <3>
• Norwich
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Norwich is located in New London County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,619 people
• Coventry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Coventry is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
• South Kingstown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • South Kingstown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kingstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,454 people
• Johnston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnston is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,366 people
• West Warwick
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • North Kingstown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
• Westerly
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Westerly is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,328 people
• Stonington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,566 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 Escoheag. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Escoheag.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Escoheag ...

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

Adding Escoheag to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Escoheag 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 Escoheag was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Escoheag.