South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA (Kingston) (West Kingston) (Matunuck) (Peace Dale) (Wakefield)
1819 - South Kingston

South-Kingston, a post town and seat of justice of the county, is situated 30 miles southwest from Providence; bounded on the north by Exeter and North Kingston, on the east by the Narragansett bay and the Atlantic ocean, on south by the Atlantic, and on the west by Charlestown and Richmond. This is the largest township in the State, being about 11 miles in length, from north to south, and nearly 8 1/ 2 in breadth, from east to west, comprising an area of about 92 square miles.

This is a flourishing agricultural township; it is of a primitive geological character, having generally an uneven surface. The rocks consist of granite and other primitive formations. The prevailing soil is a gravelly loam, generally strong and fertile. It is adapted to both grazing and a grain culture, affording many excellent dairy farms, and producing good crops of Indian corn, barley, oats and rye. The dairy business constitutes the leading agricultural interest, and is carried on advantageously, and to considerable extent...

The population of the town, in 1810, was 3560; and there are about 400 Dwelling-houses, about the same number of Electors, and 5 companies of Militia.

The taxable property exceeds $700,000.

There are, in the town, 4 Religious Societies, two of Friends, one of Episcopalians, and one of Baptists. There are 4 Schools.

This town was first settled about the year 1670, then being a part of the town of Kingston, which in about the year 1723, was divided into two towns, the southeast section was called South-Kingston, and the other North-Kingston.

A Gazetteer of the States of Connecticut and Rhode-Island: Written with Care and Impartiality, from Original and Authentic Materials : Consisting of Two Parts ... : with an Accurate and Improved Map of Each State
Authors John Chauncey Pease, John Milton Niles
Publisher W.S. Marsh, 1819




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