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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Arkwright (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Arkwright. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Arkwright is located in Kent County.

To see how the shape of the state's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kent County: New London (CT), Windham (CT), Bristol, Newport, Providence & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near Arkwright. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Arkwright:

  • Kent County     (The home county of Arkwright)
  • Bristol County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkwright, with the one closest to Arkwright listed first.
    • Annawomscutt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Barrington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
      • Barrington is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
    • Barrington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bristol
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
    • Bristol
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Warren
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
    • Coggeshall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Newport County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkwright, with the one closest to Arkwright listed first.
    • Jamestown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Newport County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
    • Melville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
      • Melville is located in Newport County
    • Lawtons
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Portsmouth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
      • Portsmouth is located in Newport County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
    • Portsmouth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tiverton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
      • Tiverton is located in Newport County
    • Jamestown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Middletown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Brenton Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brenton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenton Village
      • Brenton Village is located in Newport County
    • Clarks Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
      • Clarks Village is located in Newport County
    • Middletown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Newport County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
    • Newport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bliss Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Providence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkwright, with the one closest to Arkwright listed first.
    • Kent ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kent. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Kent is located in Providence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kent
      • From Arkwright to Kent
    • Oaklawn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oaklawn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
      • Oaklawn is located in Providence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oaklawn
      • From Arkwright to Oaklawn
    • Meshanticut
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashland ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Providence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ashland
      • From Arkwright to Ashland
    • Richmond ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richmond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Providence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Richmond
      • From Arkwright to Richmond
    • Garden City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Providence County
    • Simmonsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Johnston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
      • Johnston is located in Providence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,366 people
    • Cranston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Scituate
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Clayville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockland ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
      • Rockland is located in Providence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rockland
      • From Arkwright to Rockland
    • Dyerville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyerville
      • Dyerville is located in Providence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dyerville
      • From Arkwright to Dyerville
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkwright, with the one closest to Arkwright listed first.
    • Mount View
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Exeter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Wickford Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Wickford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wickford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford
      • Wickford is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wickford
      • From Arkwright to Wickford
    • Austin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Belleville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belleville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
      • Belleville is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Belleville
      • From Arkwright to Belleville
    • Exeter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
      • Exeter is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
    • North Kingstown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lewis City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City
      • Lewis City is located in Washington County
    • Allenton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Liberty
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Liberty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Liberty
      • From Arkwright to Liberty
    • North Kingstown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
      • North Kingstown is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
    • Slocum
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slocum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
      • Slocum is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Slocum
      • From Arkwright to Slocum
  • New London County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkwright, with the one closest to Arkwright listed first.
    • Voluntown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voluntown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown
      • Voluntown is located in New London County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
    • Voluntown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Glasgo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Griswold
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
      • Griswold is located in New London County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
    • Jewett City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • North Stonington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Stonington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stonington
      • North Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,197 people
    • Preston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <3>
    • Lisbon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in New London County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
    • North Stonington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Versailles
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Mashantucket
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hanover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <3>
    • Occum
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Windham County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkwright, with the one closest to Arkwright listed first.
    • Oneco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
      • Oneco is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneco <3>
    • Sterling
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
      • Sterling is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
    • Sterling
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • South Killingly
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • East Killingly
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Almyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Ekonk
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ekonk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk
      • Ekonk is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ekonk
      • From Arkwright to Ekonk
    • Killingly
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killingly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly
      • Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
    • Moosup
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Plainfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Plainfield is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,084 people
    • Central Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Danielson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • East Brooklyn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
      • East Brooklyn is located in Windham County (CT)
  • Bristol County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkwright, with the one closest to Arkwright listed first.
    • Seekonk
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seekonk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk
      • Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
    • South Rehoboth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Rehoboth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth
      • South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • North Seekonk
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Seekonk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk
      • North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Attleborough City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleborough City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City
      • Attleborough City is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Ocean Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
      • Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Rehoboth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rehoboth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
      • Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
    • Globe Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
      • Globe Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Hortonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Swansea Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Swansea
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swansea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
      • Swansea is located in Bristol County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Swansea
      • From Arkwright to Swansea
    • Briggs Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Attleboro Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleboro Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
      • Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Attleboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Norfolk County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkwright, with the one closest to Arkwright listed first.
    • Burnt Swamp Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Sheldonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Plainville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
      • Plainville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
    • Bellingham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Franklin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Wrentham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Acorn Terrace
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Foxborough
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • North Foxboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pondville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pondville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
      • Pondville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pondville
      • From Arkwright to Pondville
    • Medway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Norfolk
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Rockville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Rockville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rockville
      • From Arkwright to Rockville
  • Worcester County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkwright, with the one closest to Arkwright listed first.
    • Blackstone
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
      • Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
    • Millerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Millville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
      • Millville is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
    • East Blackstone
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Uxbridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uxbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uxbridge
      • Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
    • Douglas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • East Douglas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Linwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
      • Linwood is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • North Uxbridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • South Milford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Mendon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Hopedale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
      • Hopedale is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
    • Manchaug ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchaug have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchaug
      • Manchaug is located in Worcester County (MA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Arkwright, see our County-by-County Page for Arkwright.

Cemeteries Near Arkwright ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arkwright.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Arkwright covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Arkwright, with the one closest to Arkwright listed first.

  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cottrell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottrell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Notre Dame Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Notre Dame Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Notre Dame Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holden - Bicknell - Taylor Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holden - Bicknell - Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holden - Bicknell - Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • General Thomas Westcott Plot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the General Thomas Westcott Plot
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the General Thomas Westcott Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Crompton Rectory Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Crompton Rectory Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Crompton Rectory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Philips Episcopal Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Remington - Arnold Plot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Remington - Arnold Plot
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Remington - Arnold Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Foster Kenyon Plot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Kenyon Plot
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Kenyon Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (828 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Arkwright had railroad service and no post office.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Arkwright, with the one closest to Arkwright listed first.

  • Fiskeville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiskeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiskeville
    • Fiskeville is located in Providence County
  • Jackson
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Jackson is located in Providence County
  • Hope
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Hope is located in Providence County
  • Phenix
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Clyde
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Clyde is located in Kent County
  • River Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
    • River Point is located in Kent County
  • Coventry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Washington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Washington is located in Kent County
  • Anthony
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
    • Anthony is located in Kent County
  • Quidnick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quidnick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
    • Quidnick is located in Kent County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Quidnick
    • From Arkwright to Quidnick
  • Natick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick
    • Natick is located in Kent County
  • Kent ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kent. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Kent is located in Providence County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kent
    • From Arkwright to Kent
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Crompton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crompton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crompton
      • Crompton is located in Kent County
    • Pontiac
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontiac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
      • Pontiac is located in Kent County
    • Oaklawn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oaklawn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
      • Oaklawn is located in Providence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oaklawn
      • From Arkwright to Oaklawn

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Arkwright. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arkwright.

Newspapers Published in Arkwright ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 372 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arkwright.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arkwright, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arkwright.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Arkwright:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arkwright. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Arkwright, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Arkwright) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arkwright. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7288, Longitude: -71.5484    









 

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