Bridgeport

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE · RHODE ISLAND

A historical populated place in Newport County, Rhode Island, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name: Bridgeport
Feature Type: Populated Place (historical)
State: Rhode Island
County: Newport County
USGS Map: Tiverton
Coordinates: 41.6167691, -71.2100467
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GNIS Feature ID: 1219388

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

GNIS description

At mouth of Nannaquaket Cove, Town of Tiverton

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 1219388. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.

Text U.S. Board on Geographic Names Geographic Names Post Phase I Board/Staff Revisions 2000-01-01 00:00:00 Board decisions referenced after Phase I data compilation or staff researched non-controversial names.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.