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Welcome to Haversham ...

Haversham is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Haversham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Haversham is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Haversham: 401

Websites for Haversham ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Haversham ...

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

  • Groton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Groton is located in New London County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,258 people
  • South Kingstown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • South Kingstown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kingstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,454 people
  • New London
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • New London is located in New London County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,870 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <3>
  • New London
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • New London is located in New London County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,870 people
  • North Kingstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • North Kingstown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
  • Westerly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Westerly is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,328 people
  • Stonington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,566 people
  • Narragansett
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Narragansett is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,309 people
  • Ledyard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ledyard is located in New London County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,579 people
  • Griswold
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Griswold is located in New London County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 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 Haversham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Haversham.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Haversham ...

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

Adding Haversham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Haversham 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 Haversham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Haversham post office opened in 1894. The Haversham post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Haversham.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of the state's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Haversham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/