Welcome to Saunderstown ...
Saunderstown is located in Washington County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Saunderstown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
Saunderstown is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Saunderstown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Saunderstown: 401
Websites for Saunderstown ...
Junior League: www.jlri.org/
Communities near Saunderstown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Saunderstown.
- Fall River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Warwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cranston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Coventry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
- South Kingstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Warwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- North Kingstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bristol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Portsmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 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 Saunderstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saunderstown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Saunderstown. 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 Saunderstown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saunderstown. See our Newspapers Page for Saunderstown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saunderstown ...
Looking for more information about Saunderstown? 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 Saunderstown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Saunderstown.
Adding Saunderstown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Saunderstown 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 for Saunderstown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Saunderstown post office opened in 1892.
We also found Saunderstown on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Rhode Island (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Saunderstown.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of the state's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saunderstown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |