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Welcome to Silver Hook ...

Silver Hook is located in Kent County<1>.

Silver Hook is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Silver Hook: 401

Communities Also Named Silver Hook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Rhode Island communities named Silver Hook: This one is located in Kent County and the other is located in Providence County.

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

Websites for Silver Hook ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Silver Hook ...

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

  • Providence
    (4 miles [6.4 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
  • Warwick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Warwick is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
  • Pawtucket
    (8 miles [12.9 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
  • Taunton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Taunton is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
  • East Providence
    (4 miles [6.4 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
    (14 miles [22.5 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
    (17 miles [27.4 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
    (14 miles [22.5 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
    (14 miles [22.5 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 Silver Hook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Silver Hook.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silver Hook ...

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

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 Silver Hook - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.