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Georgiaville is a
village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
in Smithfield,
Providence County Providence County is the List of counties in Rhode Island, most populous county in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the county's population was 660,741, or 60.2% of the state's population. Provid ...
,
Rhode Island Rhode Island ( ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Is ...
, United States. The village was named after the Georgia Cotton Manufacturing Company mill located in the area. The Georgiaville Pond Beach is located in the village and is a popular recreation spot. In the 1920s the
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was active in the area, and Klan rallies were held in Georgiavill

The village, which has retained many features of its origin as a mid-19th century mill village, including the mill complex and several blocks of mill worker housing, was added to the
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in 1985. Georgiaville is also where Smithfield's town hall is located.


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Historic districts in Providence County, Rhode Island Villages in Providence County, Rhode Island Providence metropolitan area Villages in Rhode Island Smithfield, Rhode Island Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island National Register of Historic Places in Providence County, Rhode Island {{RhodeIsland-geo-stub