A visit to the Cottrell 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 Cottrell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cottrell Cemetery:
41.7423, -71.5509
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cottrell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cottrell Cemetery is located in Providence County<2>.
The county seat for Providence County is located in Providence. Providence lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Cottrell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cottrell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Cottrell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cottrell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Notre Dame Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Notre Dame Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notre Dame Cemetery
- Salisbury Family Graves
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Welcome Sprague Lot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Welcome Sprague Lot is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Sprague Lot
- Robert K. Brant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Coventry.
- The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Knotty Oak Cemetery
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #CY066 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1060043 <6>
- St. Philips Episcopal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Holden - Bicknell - Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- General Thomas Westcott Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rice Burial Yard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rice Burial Yard is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Burial Yard
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Mary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Crompton Rectory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gorton - Wing Plot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Gorton - Wing Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorton - Wing Plot
- Remington - Arnold Plot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Kenyon Plot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Foster Kenyon Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Kenyon Plot
- Jerauld - Gerald Plot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Rice Plot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomas Rice Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Rice Plot
- Robert Edmonds Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westcott - Brown Plot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls All Saints Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Remington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Remington Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington Cemetery
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<3> of the Cottrell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cottrell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Arkwright
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Arkwright is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
- Phenix
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Phenix is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Kent ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kent is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- West Warwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- Coventry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Quidnick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
- West Warwick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- Oaklawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oaklawn is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
- Spring Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Lake is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Sockanosset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sockanosset is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sockanosset
- Meshanticut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meshanticut is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshanticut
- Simmonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Simmonsville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Richmond ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Apponaug
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- Hillsgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
- Garden City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Knightsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Knightsville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Thornton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thornton is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Johnston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Johnston is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,366 people
- North Scituate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Scituate is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- Cowesett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett
- Norwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Norwood is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Cranston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cranston is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Rockland ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Clayville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clayville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
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 Cottrell 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 Cottrell 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 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 Cottrell 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 Cottrell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1903349 (Cottrell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1903349 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: 84 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crompton
- Location given for Cottrell Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7423224 Lon: -71.5508954
- 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 '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- Cottrell 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. |