Sowams

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE · RHODE ISLAND

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

Location Record

Name: Sowams
Feature Type: Populated Place (historical)
State: Rhode Island
County: Bristol County
USGS Map: Bristol
Coordinates: 41.7309349, -71.2864384
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GNIS Feature ID: 1904522

Names and historical notes

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

GNIS description

Located at Massasoit Spring.

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 1904522. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

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Text Rhode Island Geographic Information Systems Data data provided by the Rhode Island Geographic Information System website. www.edc.uri.edu/rigis/data/default.html

GNIS source datasets and documentation

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