A visit to the Gardner 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 Gardner Plot ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gardner Plot:
41.5857, -71.5759
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gardner Plot can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gardner Plot is located in Washington County<2>.
. Wakefield lies 10 miles [16.1 km]
<3> to the south southeast of the Gardner Plot .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gardner Plot.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Gardner Plot.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gardner Plot, with the nearest first.
- Tillinghast Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Tillinghast Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillinghast Plot
- Whitford Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Whitford Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford Plot
- Dawley - Brown Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Dawley - Brown Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawley - Brown Plot
- Hathaway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hathaway Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathaway Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Dawley Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Dawley Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawley Plot
- Reynolds Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Reynolds Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Plot
- Champlin - Greene Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sunderland - Tarbox Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Whitman - Thurston Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eleazer Slocum Lot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Eleazer Slocum Lot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer Slocum Lot
- Exeter Historical Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Indian Rock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Indian Rock Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rock Cemetery
- Lockwood Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lockwood Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood Plot
- Anthony - Arnold Lot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Card Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Card Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Card Plot
- Tripp Family Cemeteryt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Tripp Family Cemeteryt is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripp Family Cemeteryt
- Dawley - Straight Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Dawley - Straight Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawley - Straight Plot
- Dawley Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Dawley Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawley Plot
- Reverend Solomon Sprague Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dowley Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Dowley Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowley Plot
- Sherman Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sherman Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Plot
- Gardner Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Gardner Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Plot
- Sherman Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sherman Burial Ground is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Burial Ground
- Samuel Arnold Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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 east)
- Tillinghast Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Tillinghast Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillinghast Plot
- Whitford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Whitford Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford Cemetery
- Briggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Briggs Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Cemetery
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #67
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #20
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #70
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
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 Gardner Plot.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gardner Plot, with the nearest first:
- Exeter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
- Exeter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Tripps Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tripps Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripps Corner
- Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Slocum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Slocum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Wickford Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction
- Shippee Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shippee Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner
- Kitts Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kitts Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
- West Greenwich
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Austin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Austin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Richmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,886 people
- Usquepaug
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Usquepaug is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usquepaug
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Belleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Belleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Wickford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wickford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford
- East Greenwich
(5 miles [8 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
- Arcadia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Arcadia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Allenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- North Kingstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
- 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
- Spring Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Lake is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Kingston Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kingston Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Station
- Kingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kingston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Quidnick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
- Coventry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Lewis City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- 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 Gardner Plot. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gardner Plot.
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 Gardner 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 Gardner Plot:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1902178 (Gardner Lot)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1902178 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: 71 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Slocum
- Location given for Gardner Lot:
- Lat: 41.5856561 Lon: -71.5758957
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gardner 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. |