Welcome to Silver Spring ...

Silver Spring is located in Providence County<1>.

The location of Silver Spring has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Silver Spring: Silver Spg. (or less commonly used: Silver Spng. or Silver Sprng.)

Silver Spring is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Silver Spring is located in the (401) area code.

Websites for Silver Spring ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities Also Named Silver Spring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Silver Spring - they are located in Kansas, Maryland, Pennsylvania (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Silver Spring ...

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

• Providence
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Providence lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the northwest of Silver Spring.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
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• Fall River
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  • Fall River lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the southeast of Silver Spring.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
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• Warwick
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  • Warwick lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the southwest of Silver Spring.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
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• Cranston
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  • Cranston lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the west of Silver Spring.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
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• Pawtucket
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  • Pawtucket lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the north of Silver Spring.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
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• Taunton
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  • Taunton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the northeast of Silver Spring.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
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• Attleboro
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  • Attleboro lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the north of Silver Spring.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
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• Woonsocket
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  • Woonsocket lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the northwest of Silver Spring.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
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• Cumberland
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  • Cumberland lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the north of Silver Spring.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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• Coventry
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  • Coventry lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the west of Silver Spring.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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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 Spring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Silver Spring.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silver Spring ...

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

Adding Silver Spring to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Silver Spring in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Silver Spring was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Silver Spring on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Rhode Island (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Silver Spring.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Silver Spring. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/