A visit to the Rhode Island Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Rhode Island Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rhode Island Cemetery:
42.6731, -75.8010
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rhode Island Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rhode Island Cemetery is located in Chenango County<2>.
The county seat for Chenango County is located in Norwich. Norwich lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southeast of the Rhode Island Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rhode Island Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Rhode Island Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rhode Island Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Valley View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of South Otselic.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #330935 <5>
- Seventh Day Hollow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lincklaen Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- North Pitcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The North Pitcher Cemetery is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pitcher Cemetery
- Ufford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ufford Cemetery is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ufford Cemetery
- North West Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crumb Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Crumb Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumb Hill Cemetery
- Pink Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pink Cemetery is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Otselic.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65178 <5>
- Union Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Valley Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley Cemetery
- Pharsalia Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Cuyler Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cuyler Hill Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyler Hill Cemetery
- Potter Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Potter Hill Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hill Cemetery
- Hinman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hinman Cemetery is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinman Cemetery
- Soper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Soper Cemetery is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soper Cemetery
- Crane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Crane Cemetery is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Cemetery
- Kirk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- Frink Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Frink Cemetery is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frink Cemetery
- Cole Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cole Hill Cemetery is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rhode Island Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rhode Island Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- South Otselic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Otselic Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
- Otselic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Otselic is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
- Beaver Meadow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
- Pitcher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- DeRuyter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- DeRuyter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRuyter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Puckerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Puckerville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckerville
- Kirk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kirk is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Plymouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crains Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Crains Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crains Mills
- Smyrna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Truxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Solon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Solon is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
- New Woodstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Woodstock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodstock
- Earlville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- North Norwich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- North Norwich is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
- Randallsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Randallsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randallsville
- West Eaton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Eaton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Eaton
- Fabius
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Delphi Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sherburne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- East Homer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- East Homer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
- McGraw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rippleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rippleton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippleton
- Hamilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Apulia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Apulia is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apulia
- East River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- East River is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
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 Rhode Island Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chenango County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rhode Island Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- DeRuyter
- Earlville
- Hamilton
- Sherburne
- Smyrna
- South Otselic
- Truxton
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 Rhode Island Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Chenango County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Rhode Island Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #962441 (Rhode Island Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #962441 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Chenango
- Est. Elev: 422 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: South Otselic
- Location given for Rhode Island Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.6731236 Lon: -75.8010255
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 New York's counties, including Chenango, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rhode Island Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |