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Welcome to Frenchtown ...

Frenchtown is located in Kent County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Frenchtown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Frenchtown is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Frenchtown: 401

Communities Also Named Frenchtown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Frenchtown - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Indiana, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (4), South Dakota and Texas.

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

Websites for Frenchtown ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Frenchtown ...

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

  • Providence
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Providence is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
  • Fall River
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Fall River is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
  • Warwick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Warwick is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
  • Cranston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Cranston is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
  • Pawtucket
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Pawtucket is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
  • East Providence
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • East Providence is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
  • Coventry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Coventry is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
  • North Providence
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • North Providence is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Providence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,507 people
  • South Kingstown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • South Kingstown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kingstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,454 people
  • Johnston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Johnston is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,366 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 Frenchtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Frenchtown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Frenchtown ...

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

Adding Frenchtown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Frenchtown 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 Frenchtown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Frenchtown post office opened in 1898. The Frenchtown post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Frenchtown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of the state's counties, including Kent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Frenchtown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/