Welcome to Potowomut ...

Potowomut is located in Kent County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Potowomut, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Potowomut is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Potowomut: 401

Websites for Potowomut ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Potowomut ...

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

• Providence
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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
• Cranston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cranston is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
• Pawtucket
  (14 miles [22.5 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
• East Providence
  (10 miles [16.1 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
• Coventry
  (13 miles [20.9 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
• North Providence
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • North Providence is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Providence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,507 people
• South Kingstown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • South Kingstown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kingstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,454 people
• Johnston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnston is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,366 people
• West Warwick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • West Warwick is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 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 Potowomut. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Potowomut.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Potowomut ...

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

Adding Potowomut to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Potowomut 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 Potowomut was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Potowomut post office opened in 1880. The Potowomut post office closed in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Potowomut.