Welcome to Lippitt ...

Lippitt is located in Kent County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lippitt, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

Lippitt is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lippitt: 401

Websites for Lippitt ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Lippitt ...

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

• Providence
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Providence is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
• Fall River
  (19 miles [30.6 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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Warwick is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
• Cranston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cranston is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
• Pawtucket
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pawtucket is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
• East Providence
  (10 miles [16.1 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
• Attleboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
• Woonsocket
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Woonsocket is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
• Cumberland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Cumberland is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
• Coventry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Coventry is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 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 Lippitt. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lippitt.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lippitt ...

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

Adding Lippitt to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lippitt 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 Lippitt was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lippitt.