Welcome to Tiverton ...
Tiverton is located in Newport County<1>.
The location of Tiverton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tiverton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1810.
Tiverton is near sea level<3>.
Time Zone: Tiverton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Tiverton is within the (401) area code.
Websites for Tiverton ...
Junior League: www.jlri.org/
Communities Also Named Tiverton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Tiverton - they are located in Nova Scotia, Ohio and Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tiverton.
Communities near Tiverton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tiverton.
- Providence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
- New Bedford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- New Bedford is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- Fall River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Warwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Warwick is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Cranston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
- Cranston is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Pawtucket
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
- Pawtucket is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
- East Providence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
- East Providence is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
- Dartmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - West Warwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
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 Tiverton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tiverton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tiverton. 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 Tiverton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tiverton. See our Newspapers Page for Tiverton.
Adding Tiverton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tiverton 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 Tiverton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Tiverton post office opened in 1810.
We also found Tiverton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tiverton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tiverton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of the state's counties, including Newport, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tiverton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |