Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Pontiac (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Pontiac. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Pontiac is located in Kent County .
To see how the shape of the state's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries .
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kent County : New London (CT) , Windham (CT) , Bristol , Newport , Providence & Washington .
Below are the counties that are near Pontiac. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pontiac:
Kent County (The home county of Pontiac)
The following are listed by their distance from Pontiac, with the one closest to Pontiac listed first.
Hillsgrove (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Hillsgrove is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove Norwood (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Norwood is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Apponaug (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Apponaug is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug West Warwick (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
West Warwick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
West Warwick (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
West Warwick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick Phenix (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Phenix is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix Cowesett (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Cowesett is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett Warwick (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Warwick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
Quidnick (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Quidnick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick Arkwright (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Arkwright is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright Kettle Corner (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Kettle Corner is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner Buttonwoods (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Buttonwoods is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods Oakland Beach (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Oakland Beach is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach Bristol County
The following are listed by their distance from Pontiac, with the one closest to Pontiac listed first.
Annawomscutt (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt Barrington (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Barrington is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
Barrington (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Barrington is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Warren (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Warren is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
Warren (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Warren is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Bristol (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Bristol is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
Bristol (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Bristol is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Coggeshall (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Coggeshall is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall Newport County
The following are listed by their distance from Pontiac, with the one closest to Pontiac listed first.
Prudence Island (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Prudence Island is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island Jamestown (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Jamestown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
Melville (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Melville is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville Portsmouth (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Portsmouth is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
Portsmouth (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Portsmouth is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Lawtons (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Lawtons is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons Tiverton (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Tiverton is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Jamestown (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Jamestown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Middletown (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Middletown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Bliss Corners (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
Bliss Corners is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners Middletown (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Middletown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
Newport East (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Newport East is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport East Newport (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Newport is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
Providence County
The following are listed by their distance from Pontiac, with the one closest to Pontiac listed first.
Oaklawn (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Oaklawn is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Sockanosset (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Sockanosset is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sockanosset Meshanticut (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Meshanticut is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshanticut Garden City (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Garden City is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Knightsville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Knightsville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville Cranston (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Cranston is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
Simmonsville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Simmonsville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville Thornton (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Thornton is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Bellefonte (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Bellefonte is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte Kent ‑ Historic(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Kent is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Dyerville (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Dyerville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyerville Johnston (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Johnston is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Population from the 2020 Census: 29,366 people
Olneyville (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Olneyville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olneyville Washington County
The following are listed by their distance from Pontiac, with the one closest to Pontiac listed first.
Mount View (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Mount View is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View Wickford Junction (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Wickford Junction is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction Wickford (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Wickford is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Exeter (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Exeter is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter North Kingstown (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
North Kingstown is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown Allenton (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Allenton is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton Belleville (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Belleville is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville North Kingstown (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
North Kingstown is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
Exeter (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Exeter is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
Austin (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
Austin is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Liberty (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Liberty is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Slocum (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Slocum is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Tripps Corner (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
Tripps Corner is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripps Corner New London County (CT)
The following are listed by their distance from Pontiac, with the one closest to Pontiac listed first.
Voluntown (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Voluntown is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
Voluntown (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Glasgo (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Griswold (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Griswold is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
North Stonington (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
North Stonington is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stonington Population from the 2020 Census: 5,197 people
Jewett City (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
North Stonington (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Lisbon (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Lisbon is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
Preston (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Mashantucket (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Pawcatuck (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Hanover (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Occum (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Occum is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occum Windham County (CT)
The following are listed by their distance from Pontiac, with the one closest to Pontiac listed first.
Oneco (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Sterling (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Sterling is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
South Killingly (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly Sterling (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
East Killingly (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
Ekonk (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Ekonk is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk Almyville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Almyville is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville Killingly (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Killingly is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
Moosup (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Danielson (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Plainfield (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Plainfield is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Population from the 2020 Census: 15,084 people
Ballouville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Central Village (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Bristol County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Pontiac, with the one closest to Pontiac listed first.
Seekonk (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
Harris (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Harris is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris South Rehoboth (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth Ocean Grove (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove North Seekonk (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk Hortonville (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Hortonville is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville Swansea Center (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Swansea Center is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Center Attleborough City (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Attleborough City is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City Rehoboth (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
Globe Village (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Globe Village is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village Swansea (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Swansea is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
Briggs Corner (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner Dodgeville (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Dodgeville is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville Norfolk County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Pontiac, with the one closest to Pontiac listed first.
Burnt Swamp Corner (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner Plainville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Plainville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
Sheldonville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville Bellingham (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Bellingham is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
Franklin (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Franklin is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
Wrentham (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Wrentham is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
Acorn Terrace (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace Foxborough (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Foxborough is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxborough Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
Pondville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Pondville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville North Foxboro (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro Norfolk (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Norfolk is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
Medway (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Medway is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
Rockville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Rockville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville Plymouth County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Pontiac, with the one closest to Pontiac listed first.
Lakeville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Lakeville is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
North Lakeville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville Middleborough (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Middleborough is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
Cochesett (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Cochesett is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochesett Namasket Village (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namasket Village Worcester County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Pontiac, with the one closest to Pontiac listed first.
Millerville (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Millerville is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville Blackstone (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
East Blackstone (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
East Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone Millville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Millville is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
South Milford (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
South Milford is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford Uxbridge (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uxbridge Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
Douglas (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
Linwood (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Linwood is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Mendon (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Mendon is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
North Uxbridge (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge East Douglas (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
East Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas Hopedale (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Hopedale is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
White City (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
White City is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pontiac, see our County-by-County Page for Pontiac .
Cemeteries Near Pontiac ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pontiac.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know . If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Pontiac - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pontiac covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pontiac, with the one closest to Pontiac listed first.
Rice Burial Yard (Less than 2 miles to the south)
St. Pauls All Saints Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
General Thomas Westcott Plot (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Thomas Rice Plot (Less than 2 miles to the south)
John H Holden Plot (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Robert Edmonds Burial Ground (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Westcott - Brown Plot (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Lippett Plot (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Joseph Bennett Plot (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Covill Plot (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Perry Plot (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Notre Dame Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Continue List (833 more) ...
Holden - Bicknell - Taylor Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Foster Kenyon Plot (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Jerauld - Gerald Plot (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pontiac had a population of 687 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pontiac, with the one closest to Pontiac listed first.
Natick (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Natick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick Sockanosset (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Sockanosset is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sockanosset Oaklawn (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Oaklawn is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Phenix (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Phenix is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix Clyde (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Clyde is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde River Point (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
River Point is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point Apponaug (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Apponaug is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug Greenwood (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Greenwood is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Hillsgrove (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Hillsgrove is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove Norwood (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Norwood is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Pocasset (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Pocasset is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset Quidnick (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Quidnick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick Continue List (22 more) ...
Crompton (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Crompton is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crompton Cowesett (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Cowesett is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett Warwick (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Warwick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pontiac. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pontiac .
Newspapers Published in Pontiac ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) .
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 372 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pontiac.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pontiac, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> Extended Newspaper List for Pontiac.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Pontiac:
Websites specific to Rhode Island Pages specific to Kent County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Bristol County Newport County Providence County Washington County New London County Windham County Bristol County Norfolk County Plymouth County Worcester County Cemetery Information and Directories for Rhode Island Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pontiac. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pontiac, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pontiac) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.