Welcome to Sowams ...

So far, we found very little information about Sowams. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Sowams to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sowams, please Contact Us.

---

Sowams would have been located within present day Bristol County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Sowams is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Sowams was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Sowams was located: 401

Websites for Sowams ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Sowams ...

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

• Providence
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Providence is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
• New Bedford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • New Bedford is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
• Fall River
  (7 miles [11.3 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Warwick is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
• Cranston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cranston is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
• Pawtucket
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pawtucket is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
• Taunton
  (15 miles [24.1 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 north)
  • Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
• Cumberland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cumberland is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 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 Sowams. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sowams.

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

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