Welcome to Ponaganset ...

So far, we found very little information about Ponaganset. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ponaganset to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ponaganset, please Contact Us.

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Ponaganset would have been located within present day Providence County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Ponaganset is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Ponaganset was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Ponaganset was located: 401

Websites for Ponaganset ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Ponaganset ...

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

• Providence
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Providence is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
• Warwick
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Warwick is located in Kent County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
• Cranston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Cranston is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
• Pawtucket
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Pawtucket is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
• East Providence
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • East Providence is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
• Woonsocket
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Woonsocket is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
• Cumberland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cumberland is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
• Coventry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Coventry is located in Kent County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
• North Providence
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • North Providence is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Providence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,507 people
• Johnston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Johnston is located in Providence County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,366 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 Ponaganset. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ponaganset.

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

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