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Welcome to Hanton City (aka 'Lost City') ...

So far, we found very little information about Hanton City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Hanton City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hanton City, please Contact Us.

Hanton City would have been located within present day Providence County<2>.

Time Zone: The area where Hanton City was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Hanton City was located: 401

The community of Hanton City has also been called Lost City.

Communities Also Named Hanton City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hanton City - it's located in Rhode Island.

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

Communities near Hanton City ...

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

  • Providence
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Warwick
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Cranston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pawtucket
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • East Providence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Attleboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Woonsocket
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cumberland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
    • Coventry is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
  • Franklin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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 Hanton City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hanton City.

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

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

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 Hanton City, 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.




 

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