A visit to the Boss Plot ...
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 Boss Plot ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boss Plot:
41.4390, -71.7345
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Boss Plot can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Boss Plot is located in Washington County<2>.
. Wakefield lies 12 miles [19.3 km]
<3> to the east of the Boss Plot .
Open a Google Map centered on the Boss Plot.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Boss Plot.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Boss Plot, with the nearest first.
- Fones Palmer Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Fones Palmer Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fones Palmer Plot
- Wilbur Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Wilbur Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur Plot
- Peter Davis Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Peter Davis Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Davis Plot
- Daniel Lewis Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Daniel Lewis Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Lewis Plot
- Elias Lewis Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Elias Lewis Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elias Lewis Plot
- Babcock Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Noyes - Wells Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Noyes - Wells Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyes - Wells Plot
- Hall - Geer Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hall - Geer Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall - Geer Plot
- Joseph Burdick Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Joseph Burdick Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Burdick Plot
- Worden Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Worden Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden Plot
- Enos - Crandall Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Enos - Crandall Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enos - Crandall Plot
- Lawton Foster Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lawton Foster Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton Foster Plot
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Spicer Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Spicer Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer Plot
- General George Thurston Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mary Lewis Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mary Lewis Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Lewis Plot
- Wells Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wells Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Plot
- Thompson Wells Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Wells Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Wells Plot
- Daniel Peckham Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Daniel Peckham Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Peckham Plot
- Thomas Wilbur Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Wilbur Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Wilbur Plot
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Ashaway
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #HP018 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #239324 <6>
- Nathaniel Cook Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Nathaniel Cook Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathaniel Cook Plot
- Gardiner - Green Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Gardiner - Green Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner - Green Plot
- Burdick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Burdick Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick Cemetery
- Doctor Isaac Collins Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Palmer Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Palmer Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Family Cemetery
- Nathan Collins Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Nathan Collins Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan Collins Plot
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Boss Plot.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Boss Plot, with the nearest first:
- Alton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Burdickville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Burdickville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville
- Ashaway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ashaway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashaway
- Bradford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Hopkinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Hopkinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,095 people
- Canonchet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Canonchet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
- Charlestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Charlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,836 people
- Carolina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carolina is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Hope Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hope Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
- Kenyon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kenyon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Shannock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shannock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannock
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wyoming is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Moscow
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Moscow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Pawcatuck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westerly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westerly is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
- Langworthy Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Langworthy Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy Corner
- Charlestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Charlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Clarks Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Village is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Westerly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westerly is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,328 people
- Weekapaug
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Weekapaug is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weekapaug
- Usquepaug
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Usquepaug is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usquepaug
- Richmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,886 people
- North Stonington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stonington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,197 people
- North Stonington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Boss Plot. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Boss Plot.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hope Valley
- Shannock
- Westerly
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Boss Plot:
- Pages specific to Rhode Island:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Boss Plot:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1902015 (Boss Lot)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1902015 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 45 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carolina
- Location given for Boss Lot:
- Lat: 41.4389887 Lon: -71.7345113
- 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 Washington, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boss Plot) 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. |
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