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Welcome to Wickford ...

Wickford is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wickford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1799.

Wickford is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Wickford: 401

Communities Also Named Wickford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Wickford - they are located in Georgia and Maryland.

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

Websites for Wickford ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Wickford ...

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

  • Providence
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Fall River
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Warwick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Cranston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • East Providence
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Coventry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
    • Coventry is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
  • North Providence
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Providence
    • North Providence is located in Providence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,507 people
  • South Kingstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Johnston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
    • Johnston is located in Providence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,366 people
  • West Warwick
    (8 miles [12.9 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

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 Wickford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wickford.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wickford. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Wickford.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wickford ...

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

Adding Wickford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wickford post office opened in 1799.

We also found Wickford in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wickford.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wickford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/