Welcome to Tower Hill ...
So far, we found very little information about Tower Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Tower Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tower Hill, please Contact Us.
Tower Hill would have been located within present day Washington County<2>.
The location of Tower Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tower Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1776.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Tower Hill is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Tower Hill was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Tower Hill once stood is in the (401) area code.
Websites for Tower Hill ...
Junior League: www.jlri.org/
Communities Also Named Tower Hill ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Tower Hill - they are located in Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Brunswick and New York.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tower Hill.
Communities near Tower Hill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tower Hill.
- Warwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Warwick is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Coventry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - South Kingstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kingstown
- South Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,454 people
- West Warwick
(16 miles [25.7 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Newport County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
- Bristol
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Portsmouth
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Barrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Middletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 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 Tower Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tower Hill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tower Hill. 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 Tower Hill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tower Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Tower Hill.
Adding Tower Hill to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tower Hill 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 Tower Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Tower Hill post office opened in 1776.
We also found Tower Hill in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tower Hill.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tower Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tower Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |