Place:Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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NameJohnston
Alt namesTown of Providencesource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS44003140
TypeTown
Coordinates41.817°N 71.517°W
Located inProvidence, Rhode Island, United States
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Johnston is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 29,568 at the 2020 census. Johnston is the site of the Clemence Irons House (1691), a stone-ender museum, and the only landfill in Rhode Island. Incorporated on March 6, 1759, Johnston was named for the colonial attorney general, Augustus Johnston.

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