Block Island, RI — USGS historical 15-minute topo (1889)
by USGS Historical Topo Maps (public domain) · Rhode Island, US
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Named places on this map
121 named features inside the Block Island, RI — USGS historical 15-minute topo (1889) sheet, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Each one links to every map that shows it.
Peaks and ridges
Lakes, springs and falls
- Ambrose Swamp · swamp
- Ball Pond · lake
- Balls Cove · bay
- Betty Pucky Pond · lake
- Boiling Spring · spring
- Cat Rock Cove · bay
- Catch Pond · lake
- Clayhead Swamp · lake
- Continental Pond · lake
- Coonimus Swamp · swamp
- Cormorant Cove · bay
- Corn Cove · bay
- Cow Cove · bay
- Deep Pond · lake
- Dees Tug Hole · lake
- Dories Cove · bay
- Franklin Swamp · swamp
- Fresh Pond · lake
- Fresh Swamp · swamp
- Garden Pond · lake
- Georgian Swamp · lake
- Grace Cove · bay
- Great Salt Pond · bay
- Great Swamp · swamp
and 35 more
Gaps, arches and other landforms
- Ballards Beach · beach
- Balls North Point · cape
- Balls Point · cape
- Barlows Point · cape
- Beach Plum Neck · cape
- Black Rock Beach · beach
- Black Rock Point · cape
- Block Island · island
- Block Island State Beach · beach
- Charleston Beach · beach
- Clay Head · cliff
- Cormorant Point · cape
- Corn Neck · cape
- Crescent Beach · beach
- Dickens Point · cape
- Fort Island · island
and 26 more
Elevations are the USGS 3DEP ground elevation at the named point, rounded; a summit's surveyed height can differ a little.
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Version history
Version 1 · Nov 5, 2026 · 3.8 MB