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A visit to the Holy Ghost Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Holy Ghost Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holy Ghost Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holy Ghost Cemetery

Lat:   41.8543°   (41° 51' 15")

Lon:   -71.3367°   (-71° 20' 12")

The Holy Ghost Cemetery is located in Bristol County<2>.

The county seat for Bristol County is located in Taunton. Taunton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Holy Ghost Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Holy Ghost Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holy Ghost Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mt. St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. St. Marys Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
    • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeside Cemetery is located in Rumford (RI).
    • The Lakeside Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Carpenter Cemetery
    • Lakeside - Carpenter Cemetery
    • Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #EP007 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2174716 <6>
  • Hurst Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurst Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hurst Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Newman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hunt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Notre Dame Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Notre Dame Cemetery
    • The Notre Dame Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
    • The Notre Dame Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cimetiere Notre Dame
    • Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #PW006 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #234618 <6>
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Walnut Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Swan Point Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mineral Spring Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mineral Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mineral Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mineral Spring Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
      • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
      • The St. Francis Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bishop's Cemetery
      • Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #PW003 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104478 <6>
    • North Burial Ground
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Burial Ground
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Burial Ground is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Palmer River Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer River Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmer River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Palmer River Cemetery is located in Bristol County
    • Newell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Moshassuck Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Admiral Esek Hopkins Lot (Historic)
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Tillinghast Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tillinghast Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tillinghast Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tillinghast Family Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Gate of Heaven Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Bristol County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Holy Ghost Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holy Ghost Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Rumford
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
    • Rumford is located in Providence County (RI)
  • East Providence Center
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Providence Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence Center
    • East Providence Center is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Six Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
    • Six Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Carpenters Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
    • Carpenters Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Darlington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
    • Darlington is located in Providence County (RI)
  • North Seekonk
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Seekonk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk
    • North Seekonk is located in Bristol County
  • Pawtucket
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
    • Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
  • East Providence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
    • East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
  • Leonard Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Corner
    • Leonard Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Luthers Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Corners
    • Luthers Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Seekonk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seekonk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk
    • Seekonk is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
  • Central Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
    • Central Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,468 people
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Woodlawn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
      • Woodlawn is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Providence
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
    • Armington Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Corner
      • Armington Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
    • South Rehoboth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Rehoboth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth
      • South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
    • Rehoboth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rehoboth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
      • Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
    • Valley Falls
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
      • Valley Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Saylesville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saylesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylesville
      • Saylesville is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Attleborough City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleborough City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City
      • Attleborough City is located in Bristol County
    • Kent Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
      • Kent Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Briggs Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
      • Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County
    • Lonsdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lonsdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
      • Lonsdale is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Dyerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dyerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyerville
      • Dyerville is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Olneyville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olneyville
      • Olneyville is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Riverside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Attleboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
      • Attleboro is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
    • Berkeley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
      • Berkeley is located in Providence County (RI)
    • North Providence
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Providence
      • North Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
    • North Providence
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Providence
      • North Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,507 people

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Holy Ghost Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bristol County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holy Ghost Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Holy Ghost Cemetery:

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Holy Ghost Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #599532  (Holy Ghost Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #599532 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: East Providence
    • County: Bristol         Elev: 26
    • Location given for GNIS #599532 (Holy Ghost Cemetery)

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Bristol, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Holy Ghost Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8543, Longitude: -71.3367       In this case, the coordinates for the Holy Ghost Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>The Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission (RIHCC) has created and maintains a database of cemeteries. More information about the RIHCC can be found on their website: rihistoriccemeteries.org.
<6>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<7>The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

<8>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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