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Welcome to New Shoreham Center ...

New Shoreham Center is located in Washington County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for New Shoreham Center: New Shoreham Ctr. (or less commonly used: New Shoreham Cen., New Shoreham Cent. or New Shoreham Cntr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for New Shoreham Center for more information about variations on the name of New Shoreham Center.

New Shoreham Center is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for New Shoreham Center: 401

Websites for New Shoreham Center ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near New Shoreham Center ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Shoreham Center.

  • South Kingstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • South Kingstown is located in Washington County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,454 people
  • Westerly
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Westerly is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,328 people
  • Charlestown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Charlestown is located in Washington County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,836 people
  • Jerusalem
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jerusalem is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
  • Point Judith
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Point Judith is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Judith
  • Weekapaug
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Weekapaug is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weekapaug
  • Charlestown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Charlestown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
  • Langworthy Corner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Langworthy Corner is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy Corner
  • Perryville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Perryville is located in Washington County
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  • Avondale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Avondale is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Shoreham Center ...

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

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 New Shoreham Center - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.