Chepachet is a village and census-designated place in the town of Glocester in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It is centered at the intersection of U.S. Route 44 (aka Putnam Pike) and RI Route 102 (also known as Victory Highway and Chopmist Hill Road). Chepachet’s ZIP code is 02814.
The area is part of the Foster-Glocester Regional School District, meaning Ponaganset High School, located on Glocester’s border with neighboring community North Scituate, is the only secondary school for residents of Chepachet. West Glocester Elementary, an elementary school in Chepachet, is part of the Glocester Elementary School District.
“Chepachet” was originally a habitat of the Pequot and Nipmuc natives, the name means “where rivers meet.” During the American Revolution, Loyalists from Newport were exiled near Chepachet, including Thomas Vernon, a Tory from Newport, who recorded election celebrations in Chepachet in 1776:
This being the day for the choice of Deputies …
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