Welcome to West Barrington ...

West Barrington is located in Bristol County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Barrington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

A typical abbreviation for West Barrington: W. Barrington

West Barrington is near sea level<3>.

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

The area code for West Barrington: (401)

Websites for West Barrington ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities Also Named West Barrington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Barrington - it's located in New Hampshire.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Barrington.

Communities near West Barrington ...

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

• Providence
  (6 miles [9.7 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
• Fall River
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Warwick is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
• Cranston
  (5 miles [8 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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
  • Pawtucket is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
• Taunton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
  • Taunton is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
• East Providence
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
  • East Providence is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
• Attleboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
  • Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
• Woonsocket
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
  • Woonsocket is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
• Cumberland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Providence County
  • 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 West Barrington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Barrington.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Barrington ...

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

Adding West Barrington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Barrington 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 West Barrington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the West Barrington post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Barrington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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