A visit to the Ballou 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 Ballou Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ballou Cemetery:
42.0062, -71.4564
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ballou Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ballou Cemetery is located in Providence County<2>.
The county seat for Providence County is located in Providence. Providence lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of the Ballou Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ballou Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Ballou Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ballou Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rakeville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Rakeville Cemetery is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rakeville Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Precious Blood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Precious Blood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Polish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Polish Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polish Cemetery
- Brown & Bucklin Families Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Diamond Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Diamond Hill Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill Cemetery
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Stanislaus Cemetery is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stanislaus Cemetery
- St. Charles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- St. Micheals Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Micheals Cemetery is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Micheals Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Metcalf Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Metcalf Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf Cemetery
- Quaker Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Quaker Burying Ground is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Burying Ground
- Arnold Mill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Arnold Mill Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mill Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Gaskill Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blackstone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clarks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Clarks Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Cemetery
- Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Cumberland #9
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
- Sheldonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sheldonville Cemetery is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville Cemetery
- The Sheldonville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Burnt Swamp Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WRE.801 <7>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91701 <6>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Ballou Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ballou Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cumberland Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill
- Cumberland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
- Cumberland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Millerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Millerville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Woonsocket
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
- Hamlet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hamlet is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Albion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Albion is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Arnold Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- East Blackstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
- Union Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Union Village is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lincoln is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,941 people
- Sheldonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
- Blackstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- Branch Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Branch Village is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village
- North Smithfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Smithfield is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Smithfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,576 people
- North Smithfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Smithfield is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Smithfield
- Lime Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lime Rock is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- Berkeley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Berkeley is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
- Bellingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bellingham is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
- Primrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Primrose is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Hanton City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hanton City is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanton City
- Hanton City has also been known as:
- Lost City
- North Attleboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- Plainville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- Millville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
- Slatersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Slatersville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
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 Ballou Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Providence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ballou Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Franklin
- North Attleboro
- Slatersville
- Woonsocket
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Ballou Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Rhode Island:
- Pages specific to Providence 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 Ballou Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1903164 (Ballou Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1903164 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: Providence
- Est. Elev: 114 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Franklin
- Location given for Ballou Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0062095 Lon: -71.4564485
- 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 the state's counties, including Providence, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ballou 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 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.
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