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Welcome to River Point ...

River Point is located in Kent County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of River Point, you might consider that their post office opened in 1861.

A typical abbreviation for River Point: River Pt.

River Point is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for River Point: 401

Communities Also Named River Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named River Point - they are located in Georgia, Minnesota and North Carolina.

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

Websites for River Point ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near River Point ...

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

  • Providence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Providence is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
  • Fall River
    (18 miles [29 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
  • Warwick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Warwick is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
  • Cranston
    (5 miles [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
  • Pawtucket
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 northeast)
    • East Providence is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
  • Attleboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
  • Woonsocket
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • 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 north)
    • Cumberland is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
  • Coventry
    (8 miles [12.9 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

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 River Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for River Point.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for River Point ...

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

Adding River Point to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the River Point post office opened in 1861. The River Point post office closed in 1924.

For more details, see References and Mentions for River Point.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of the state's counties, including Kent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around River Point - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/