A visit to the Colvin 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 Colvin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Colvin Cemetery:
41.8309, -71.5534
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Colvin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Colvin Cemetery is located in Providence County<2>.
The county seat for Providence County is located in Providence. Providence lies just to the east of the Colvin Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Colvin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Colvin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smithfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Smithfield Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield Cemetery
- Glenford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Glenford Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford Cemetery
- Greenville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Greenville Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Greenville.
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #SM045 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209310 <6>
- Welcome Sprague Lot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Welcome Sprague Lot is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Sprague Lot
- Salisbury Family Graves
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Remington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Remington Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington Cemetery
- Waterman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Waterman Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterman Cemetery
- Abel Mowry Lot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Abel Mowry Lot is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel Mowry Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Abel Mowry Lot is located outside and to the northwest of Greenville.
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #SC127 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2228563 <6>
- Abel Tanner Lot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Abel Tanner Lot is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel Tanner Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Abel Tanner Lot is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of North Scituate.
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #SC036 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2232617 <6>
- Phillips Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elder Stephen Sweet Lot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Elder Stephen Sweet Lot is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Stephen Sweet Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elder Stephen Sweet Lot is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Johnston.
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #JN017 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2419545 <6>
- Highland Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Highland Memorial Park is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Providence.
- The Highland Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Highland Memorial Park Cemetery
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #JN008 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1572077 <6>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Abial Mowry Lot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Abial Mowry Lot is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abial Mowry Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Abial Mowry Lot is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Smithfield.
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #SM081 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2266888 <6>
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Intervale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Intervale Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale Cemetery
- Irons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Irons Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irons Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Ann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Ann Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ann Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Ann Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Cranston.
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #CR001 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104477 <6>
- Pocasset Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alfred Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Alfred Smith Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred Smith Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alfred Smith Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Greenville.
- The Alfred Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alfred Smith Lot
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #SM062 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2257265 <6>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles of the Colvin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Colvin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- North Scituate
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Scituate is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- Johnston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Johnston is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,366 people
- Greenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greenville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Simmonsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Simmonsville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Thornton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thornton is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Dyerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dyerville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyerville
- North Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Providence is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,507 people
- North Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Providence is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Providence
- Centerdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Centerdale is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerdale
- Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Esmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Esmond is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Smithfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smithfield is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,842 people
- Spragueville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spragueville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spragueville
- Scituate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scituate is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,727 people
- Richmond ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Kent ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kent is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Knightsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Knightsville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Olneyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Olneyville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olneyville
- Rockland ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Oaklawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oaklawn is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
- Meshanticut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meshanticut is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshanticut
- Hanton City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hanton City is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanton City
- Hanton City has also been known as:
- Lost City
- Smithfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smithfield is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Glocester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glocester is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glocester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,352 people
- Chopmist
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chopmist is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopmist
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 Colvin Cemetery. The following communities are located in Providence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Colvin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Colvin 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 Colvin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1903332 (Colvin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1903332 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: 117 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: North Scituate
- Location given for Colvin Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8309328 Lon: -71.5533958
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colvin 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. |