Welcome to North Tiverton ...
North Tiverton is located in Newport County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of North Tiverton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
A typical abbreviation for North Tiverton: N. Tiverton
North Tiverton is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: North Tiverton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for North Tiverton: 401
Websites for North Tiverton ...
Junior League: www.jlri.org/
Communities near North Tiverton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Tiverton.
- Providence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
- New Bedford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- New Bedford is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- Fall River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Warwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Warwick is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Cranston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
- Cranston is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Pawtucket
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
- Pawtucket is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
- Taunton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Taunton is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- East Providence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
- East Providence is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
- Attleboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- Dartmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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 North Tiverton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Tiverton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North Tiverton. 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 North Tiverton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Tiverton. See our Newspapers Page for North Tiverton.
Adding North Tiverton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of North Tiverton 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 North Tiverton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
X2X - From that list, the North Tiverton post office opened in 1886.
We also found North Tiverton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for North Tiverton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of the state's counties, including Newport, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Tiverton - 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/ |