1942 Map of Tiverton

About this map

Coastal Newport County at the onset of World War II reveals a landscape defined by its relation to the Sakonnet River and the rural heritage of Rhode Island's East Bay. The interior is a mixture of wetlands like the Great Swamp and prominent coastal elevations including Windmill Hill and Richmond Hill. Settlement patterns are concentrated around historic crossroads and coastal necks, with Tiverton Four Corners and Little Compton Commons serving as established community hubs. In the southeast, the village of Adamsville sits near the border, adjacent to Grays Mill Pond. The mapping also details the distinct geography of Nannaquaket Neck, nearly isolated by Nannaquaket Pond, and the various coastal points like Sapowet Pt and Fogland Pt that mark the jagged eastern shore of the Sakonnet.