Welcome to Field Station ...
So far, we found very little information about Field Station. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Field Station to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Field Station, please Contact Us.
Field Station would have been located within present day Providence County<2>.
The location of Field Station has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Field Station, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
A typical abbreviation for Field Station: Field Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Field Station is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Field Station was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Field Station still existed, it would have been in the (401) area code.
Websites for Field Station ...
Junior League: www.jlri.org/
Communities near Field Station ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Field Station.
- Providence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
- Warwick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Warwick is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Cranston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
- Cranston is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Pawtucket
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
- Pawtucket is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
- East Providence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
- East Providence is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
- Attleboro
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Woonsocket
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
- Cumberland
(7 miles [11.3 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
- Coventry
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 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
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 Field Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Field Station.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Field Station. 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 Field Station.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Field Station. See our Newspapers Page for Field Station.
Adding Field Station to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Field Station in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Field Station was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Field Station.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Field Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Field Station - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |