Cocumscussoc

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE · RHODE ISLAND

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

Location Record

Name: Cocumscussoc
Feature Type: Populated Place (historical)
State: Rhode Island
County: Washington County
USGS Map: Wickford
Coordinates: 41.5803004, -71.4573097
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GNIS Feature ID: 2703785

Names and historical notes

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

Also recorded as

Cawcawmsquissick
Cocumcusset
Maskaeowage
Maskerchugg
Wyapumseat

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 2703785. 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 Official Gazetteer of Rhode Island Rhode Island Geographic Names Board 1932-12-31 00:00:00 Rhode Island Geographic Board. Official Gazetteer of Rhode Island. Washington, RI: GPO, 1932. pp 95.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

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