City of Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
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- Providence
- City of Providence
- Incorporated City (county subdivision)
- Located at the head of Narragansett Bay; Providence County (US-T121).
- When Rjoger Williams was banished from Massachusetts he settled at a place which he named Providence, which is near what is now Rumford in East Providence. He then crossed the Seekonk River and made a settlement in 1636 at the union of the Woonasquatucket and the Moshassuck Rivers which he called New Providence until 1638 when the "New" was dropped.
- 41.823989141° 49' 26.4"N-71.412834371° 24' 46.2"W
- Christian Hill 0.7 mi. SW
- East Providence 2.3 mi. E
- Cranston 3.3 mi. S
- Pawtucket 4.1 mi. N
- Central Falls 4.7 mi. N
- Warwick (Kent County) 8.6 mi. S
- Saint John's 0.5 mi. N
- Tillinghast Family 0.7 mi. E
- Saint Patricks 1.2 mi. NW
- Grace 1.6 mi. SW
- North Burial Ground 1.7 mi. N
- Locust Grove 1.8 mi. S
- Providence College 1.8 mi. NW
- Swan Point 2.5 mi. NE
- Solomon Angell Lot 2.5 mi. NW
- Waterman - Henry Lot 2.7 mi. S
- Congregational Sons of Israel 2.7 mi. SW
- Saint Francis (Pawtucket) 2.7 mi. N
- 177,595
- 2 m
- 799592837
- Updated May 4, 2020