Welcome to Purgatory ...

Purgatory is located in Newport County<1>.

Purgatory is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Purgatory: 401

Communities Also Named Purgatory ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Purgatory - they are located in Maine and Virginia.

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

Websites for Purgatory ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Purgatory ...

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

• Fall River
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Warwick is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
• Dartmouth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dartmouth is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
• South Kingstown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • South Kingstown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kingstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,454 people
• West Warwick
  (18 miles [29 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
• North Kingstown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • North Kingstown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
• Bristol
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Bristol is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
• Portsmouth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Portsmouth is located in Newport County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
• Swansea
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Swansea is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
• Westport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Westport is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,097 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 Purgatory. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Purgatory.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Purgatory ...

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