Welcome to Pawtuxet ...

Pawtuxet is located in Kent County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pawtuxet, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

Pawtuxet is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Pawtuxet: 401

Communities Also Named Pawtuxet ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Rhode Island communities named Pawtuxet: This one is located in Kent County and the other is located in Providence County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pawtuxet.

Websites for Pawtuxet ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Pawtuxet ...

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

• Providence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Providence is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
• Fall River
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Fall River is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
• Warwick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Warwick is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
• Pawtucket
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pawtucket is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
• Taunton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Taunton is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
• East Providence
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • East Providence is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
• Attleboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
• Woonsocket
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Woonsocket is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
• Cumberland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Cumberland is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
• Coventry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Coventry is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 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 Pawtuxet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pawtuxet.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pawtuxet ...

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

Adding Pawtuxet to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pawtuxet 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 (so far) for Pawtuxet was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pawtuxet.