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Birch Hill

Ghost town · Kent County, Rhode Island

Kent quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1890, 1:62,500)
Kent quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1890, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Birch Hill is a ghost town in Kent County, Rhode Island. It is one of 3 former communities in Kent County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 5 Rhode Island counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Birch Hill as a historical populated place on the Crompton topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 41.7140° N, 71.5245° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCrompton
Elevation114 ft
Nearest living townCranston, RI
Distance to it4.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1219378
Coordinates41.71399, -71.52451

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What's there now

Birch Hill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cranston, RI (population 82,632), about 4.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 114 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Birch Hill?

Birch Hill is in Kent County, Rhode Island, at 41.7140, -71.5245.

How many ghost towns are in Kent County?

Kent County, Rhode Island has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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