Welcome to Fort Hill ...
So far, we found very little information about Fort Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fort Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fort Hill, please Contact Us.
Fort Hill would have been located within present day Providence County<2>.
The location of Fort Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
A typical abbreviation for Fort Hill: Ft. Hill
While the community is gone, the present day location for Fort Hill is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Fort Hill was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Fort Hill would have been located in the (401) area code.
Websites for Fort Hill ...
Junior League: www.jlri.org/
Communities Also Named Fort Hill ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Fort Hill - they are located in Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, New York (4), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Virginia (3) and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fort Hill.
Communities near Fort Hill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Hill.
- Fall River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Warwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Warwick is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Cranston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
- Cranston is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Pawtucket
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
- Pawtucket is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
- Taunton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Taunton is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Attleboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- Woonsocket
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Cumberland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- 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 Fort Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Hill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort 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 Fort Hill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Hill.
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 Fort Hill, 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 Fort Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |