A visit to the Burton Lot ...
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 Burton Lot ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burton Lot:
41.4695, -71.7817
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burton Lot can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Burton Lot is located in Washington County<2>.
. Wakefield lies 14 miles [22.5 km]
<3> to the east of the Burton Lot .
Open a Google Map centered on the Burton Lot.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Burton Lot.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burton Lot, with the nearest first.
- Mary Lewis Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Mary Lewis Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Lewis Plot
- Enos - Crandall Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Enos - Crandall Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enos - Crandall Plot
- Lawton Foster Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Lawton Foster Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton Foster Plot
- Murre Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Murre Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murre Plot
- Foster - Spencer Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Foster - Spencer Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster - Spencer Plot
- Thomas Brightman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brightman Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Reynolds - Johnson Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wells Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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 south)
- The Thompson Wells Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Wells Plot
- Thomas Wilbur Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Thomas Wilbur Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Wilbur Plot
- Daniel Peckham Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Daniel Peckham Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Peckham Plot
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Daniel Lewis Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Daniel Lewis Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Lewis Plot
- Peter Davis Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Peter Davis Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Davis Plot
- Witter Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Witter Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter Plot
- Wilbur Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilbur Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur Plot
- Hezekiah Collins Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hezekiah Collins Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hezekiah Collins Plot
- Fones Palmer Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Fones Palmer Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fones Palmer Plot
- Nathan Collins Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Nathan Collins Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan Collins Plot
- Palmer Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Palmer Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Family Cemetery
- Worden Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Worden Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden Plot
- Hoxie Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hoxie Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie Family Cemetery
- Francis Tanner Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Francis Tanner Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Tanner Plot
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Burton Lot.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burton Lot, with the nearest first:
- Hopkinton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,095 people
- Hopkinton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Canonchet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Canonchet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
- Ashaway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ashaway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashaway
- Burdickville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burdickville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville
- Alton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Hope Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hope Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
- Moscow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- North Stonington
(4 miles [6.4 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bradford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wyoming is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pawcatuck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Westerly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Westerly is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
- Carolina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carolina is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Westerly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Westerly is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,328 people
- Charlestown
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Shannock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shannock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannock
- Arcadia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Wequetequock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wequetequock is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetequock
- Clarks Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Village is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Langworthy Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Langworthy Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy Corner
- Voluntown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Voluntown is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
- Kenyon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kenyon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Richmond
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Voluntown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glasgo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Burton Lot. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burton Lot.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hope Valley
- Shannock
- Voluntown
- Westerly
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 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 Burton Lot:
- 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 Burton Lot:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1902030 (Burton Lot)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1902030 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: 70 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ashaway
- Location given for Burton Lot:
- Lat: 41.4695437 Lon: -71.7817356
- 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Burton Lot) 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |