A visit to the Dowley 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 Dowley Plot ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dowley Plot:
41.5520, -71.5759
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dowley Plot can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dowley Plot is located in Washington County<2>.
. Wakefield lies just to the south southeast of the Dowley Plot .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 44 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Dowley Plot.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dowley Plot, with the nearest first.
- Card Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Card Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Card Plot
- Anthony - Arnold Lot
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Anthony - Arnold Lot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony - Arnold Lot
- The Anthony - Arnold Lot has also been known as:
- Anthony - Arnold Plot
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #EX016 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2457560 <6>
- Sherman Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Sherman Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Plot
- Sherman Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Sherman Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Plot
- Tripp Family Cemeteryt
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Tripp Family Cemeteryt is located in Washington County
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- Willcox Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Willcox Plot is located in Washington County
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- Wilcox Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Wilcox Plot is located in Washington County
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- Bates Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Bates Plot is located in Washington County
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- Wilcox - Durfee Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Wilcox - Durfee Plot is located in Washington County
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- Sweet - Tripp Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Sweet - Tripp Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet - Tripp Plot
- Exeter School Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Exeter School Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter School Cemetery
- Preacher Smart Burial Yard
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Continue List (32 more) ...
- Sweet Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Sweet Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Plot
- Albert Sweet Lot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Albert Sweet Lot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert Sweet Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Albert Sweet Lot is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Exeter.
- The Albert Sweet Lot has also been known as:
- Albert Sweet Plot
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #EX126 <5>
- Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery
- The Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rhode Island State Veteran Cemetery
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #RI001 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #221450 <6>
- Dawley Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Dawley Plot is located in Washington County
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- Chapman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Amos Whitford Lot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Amos Whitford Lot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos Whitford Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amos Whitford Lot is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Exeter.
- The Amos Whitford Lot has also been known as:
- Amos Whitford Plot
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #EX019 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2288108 <6>
- Whitford Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Whitford Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford Plot
- Amos Whitford Lot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Amos Whitford Lot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos Whitford Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amos Whitford Lot is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Exeter.
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #EX111 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2370639 <6>
- Tillinghast Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Tillinghast Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillinghast Plot
- Whitford Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Whitford Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford Plot
- Lockwood Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lockwood Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood Plot
- Gardiner Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gardiner Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner Plot
- Braman Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Braman Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Plot
- Potter Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Potter Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Plot
- Ray Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ray Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Plot
- Potter Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Potter Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Plot
- Tillinghast Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Tillinghast Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillinghast Plot
- Hazard Sherman Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hazard Sherman Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard Sherman Plot
- Gardner Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gardner Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Plot
- Gardner Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gardner Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Plot
- Slocum - Sweet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Gardner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Old Gardner Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Gardner Cemetery
- Samuel Arnold Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Samuel Arnold Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuel Arnold Plot
- Old Baptist Churchyard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Champlin - Greene Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitman - Thurston Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reynolds Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Reynolds Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Plot
- Sunderland - Tarbox Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Chestnut Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill Cemetery
- Rose Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rose Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Plot
- Allen Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Allen Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Plot
- Gardner Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Gardner Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Plot
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dowley Plot.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dowley Plot, with the nearest first:
- Liberty
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Liberty is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Exeter
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
- Tripps Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tripps Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripps Corner
- Exeter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Usquepaug
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Usquepaug is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usquepaug
- Slocum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Slocum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Richmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Richmond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,886 people
- Kingston Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kingston Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Station
- Wickford Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction
- Austin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Austin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Kingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Allenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- North Kingstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
- Belleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Belleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Wyoming
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Kitts Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kitts Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
- North Kingstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- Wickford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wickford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford
- East Greenwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
- West Greenwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
- Shippee Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shippee Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner
- Arcadia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Arcadia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Hope Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hope Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
- Carolina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carolina is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Shannock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shannock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannock
- Kenyon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kenyon is located in Washington County
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- South Kingstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,454 people
- Curtis Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Curtis Corner is located in Washington County
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- Rocky Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Brook is located in Washington County
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- Peace Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Peace Dale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Dale
- Lewis City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City
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 Dowley Plot. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dowley Plot.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hope Valley
- Kingston
- Shannock
- Wickford
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 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 Dowley 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 Dowley Plot:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1902119 (Dowley Lot)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1902119 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: 59 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Slocum
- Location given for Dowley Lot:
- Lat: 41.552045 Lon: -71.5758956
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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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dowley 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. |