Rhode Island Gazetteer
Blackstone River is a physical feature (stream) in Providence County. The primary coordinates for Blackstone River places it within the RI 02860 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Blackstone River |
| Category: | Rhode Island physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | 48 miles long. Heads in MA at the junction of the Middle River and Mill Brook, flows SE into RI at Pawtucket where it becomes the Seekonk River; Cities of Pawtucket, Central Falls, and Towns of Cumberland, Lincoln, Woonsocket and Smithfield, RI and Towns of Blackstone, Mittville, Uxbridge, MA. |
| History: | Named for William Blackstone who was the first settler in Boston as well as in the Town of Rehoboth in 1634. The town included land in Attleborough along the Blackstone River |
| County: | Providence County |
| Latitude: | 41.8764888 |
| Longitude: | -71.3833891 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Blackstone River: Blackstone River.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Blackstone River does not include property ownership information.
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Pawtucket, RI
(< 0.1 mile) Central Falls, RI (1.4 miles NNW) Valley Falls, RI (1.9 miles N) North Seekonk, MA (2.7 miles ENE) Providence, RI (3.9 miles SSW) |
East Providence, RI
(4.3 miles S) Attleboro, MA (6.8 miles NE) North Attleborough Town city, MA (7 miles NNE) Cranston, RI (7.2 miles SSW) Cumberland Hill, RI (8 miles NNW) |
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Pleasant View, RI
(< 0.1 mile) Woodlawn, RI (1.4 miles SW) Darlington, RI (1.4 miles ENE) Fairlawn, RI (1.4 miles W) Sayles Bleachery, RI (1.9 miles NW) |
Happy Hollow, RI
(1.9 miles N) South Attleboro, MA (2.4 miles NNE) Phillipsdale, RI (2.4 miles SSE) Saylesville Highlands, RI (2.4 miles WNW) Lonsdale, RI (2.4 miles NNW) |
