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Welcome to Meshanticut ...

Meshanticut is located in Providence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Meshanticut, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Meshanticut is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Meshanticut: 401

Websites for Meshanticut ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Meshanticut ...

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

  • Providence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fall River
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Warwick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pawtucket
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • East Providence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Attleboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Woonsocket
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Cumberland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (11 miles [17.7 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
  • North Providence
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Providence
    • North Providence is located in Providence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,507 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 Meshanticut. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Meshanticut.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meshanticut ...

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

Adding Meshanticut to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Meshanticut post office opened in 1897.

We also found Meshanticut on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Rhode Island (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Meshanticut.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Meshanticut - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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