Do you know of Nayatt Point ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Nayatt Point. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Nayatt Point.<1>

Our sources for Nayatt Point (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Nayatt Point other than they indicate that Nayatt Point would be found somewhere in Bristol County, Rhode Island.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1855 and closed  in 1919.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Nayatt Point ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Nayatt Point:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Nayatt Point - Services available: had a Post Office, Express Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Rand McNally Map of Rhode Island (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Bristol County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Bristol County.