Welcome to Providence ...

Providence is located in Adams County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Providence, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

When the people of Providence refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Providentian<2>

Providence is 1,530 feet [466 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Providence lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Providence: 509

Communities Also Named Providence ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 76 communities that are also named Providence - they are located in Alabama (8), Arizona, Arkansas (2), California (2), Florida (3), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (7), Louisiana, Maryland (4), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (3), Missouri (2), North Carolina (6), Ohio (4), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina (4), Tennessee (7), Texas (5), Utah, Virginia (3) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Providence ...

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

Connell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connell
- Connell is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,503 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Connell <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Connell
- From Providence to Connell
Warden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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- Warden is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,834 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warden <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Warden
- From Providence to Warden
Lind
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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- Lind is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lind <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lind
- From Providence to Lind
Hatton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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- Hatton is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatton <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hatton
- From Providence to Hatton
Cunningham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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- Cunningham is located in Adams County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cunningham <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cunningham
- From Providence to Cunningham
Paha ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paha
- Paha is located in Adams County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Paha
- From Providence to Paha
Kahlotus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
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- Kahlotus is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kahlotus <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kahlotus
- From Providence to Kahlotus
Othello
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- Othello is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Othello <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Othello
- From Providence to Othello
Ruff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
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- Ruff is located in Grant County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ruff
- From Providence to Ruff
Ritzville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
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- Ritzville is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ritzville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ritzville
- From Providence to Ritzville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Providence ...

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

Adding Providence to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Providence 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 Providence was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Providence.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Providence refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Providence may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Providence - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.