Do you know of Pawtuxet ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Pawtuxet. 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 Pawtuxet.<1>

Our sources for Pawtuxet (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 Pawtuxet other than they indicate that Pawtuxet would be found somewhere in Providence County, Rhode Island.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1806 and closed  in 1900.

Communities Also Named Pawtuxet ...

We found one communities that share the name Pawtuxet.

There is one other community in Rhode Island which is also named Pawtuxet.

Beyond Rhode Island.

• Communities Located In Rhode Island ...
  • Kent County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Pawtuxet [Kent County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Pawtuxet ...

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

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 Pawtuxet - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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

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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 Providence County.