Welcome to Little Compton ...

Little Compton is located in Newport County<1>.

The location of Little Compton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Little Compton is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Little Compton: (401)

Websites for Little Compton ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities Also Named Little Compton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Little Compton - it's located in Missouri.

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

Communities near Little Compton ...

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

• New Bedford
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
  • New Bedford lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the northeast of Little Compton.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on New Bedford
• Fall River
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
  • Fall River lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the north of Little Compton.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Fall River
• Warwick
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Warwick lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the northwest of Little Compton.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
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• Dartmouth
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  • Dartmouth lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the northeast of Little Compton.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dartmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Dartmouth
• South Kingstown
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kingstown
  • South Kingstown lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the west of Little Compton.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,454 people
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• North Kingstown
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
  • North Kingstown lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the west of Little Compton.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on North Kingstown
• Newport
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the west of Little Compton.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Newport
• Bristol
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the north of Little Compton.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Bristol
• Somerset
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
  • Somerset lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the north of Little Compton.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Somerset
• Portsmouth
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Portsmouth lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the northwest of Little Compton.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Portsmouth

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Compton ...

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

Adding Little Compton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Little Compton 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 for Little Compton was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Little Compton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Little Compton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Compton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/