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Welcome to Pascoag ...

Pascoag is located in Providence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pascoag, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

Pascoag is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Pascoag: 401

Websites for Pascoag ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Pascoag ...

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

  • Providence
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cranston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Pawtucket
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • East Providence
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Woonsocket
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Cumberland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • 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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Franklin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • North Providence
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • North Attleboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Attleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
    • North Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 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 Pascoag. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pascoag.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pascoag ...

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

Adding Pascoag to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pascoag post office opened in 1847.

We also found Pascoag in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pascoag.

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 Pascoag - 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/