A visit to the Gate of Heaven Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Gate of Heaven Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Gate of Heaven Cemetery (FG ID #2205768).
In addition, the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission <2> has a database entry for the Gate of Heaven Cemetery (RIHCC ID: EP006).
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 Gate of Heaven Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gate of Heaven Cemetery:
41.7931, -71.3414
The Gate of Heaven Cemetery is located in Providence County<3>.
The county seat for Providence County is located in Providence. Providence lies just to the west northwest of the Gate of Heaven Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<4> of the Gate of Heaven Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gate of Heaven Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Little Neck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Little Neck Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Neck Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hurst Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tillinghast Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pawtuxet Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Pawtuxet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Princes Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Princes Hill Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Hill Cemetery
- Palmer River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Palmer River Cemetery is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer River Cemetery
- Mt. St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. St. Marys Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. St. Marys Cemetery
- Swan Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Congregational Sons of Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Congregational Sons of Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arnold Plot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Arnold Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Plot
- Spring Greene Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tyler Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Tyler Point Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler Point Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Newman Ave. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Newman Ave. Cemetery is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Ave. Cemetery
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Holy Ghost Cemetery is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost 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<4> of the Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gate of Heaven Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kent Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Seekonk
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
- Luthers Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Leonard Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Armington Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Riverside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenters Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harris is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Six Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Providence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Providence Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefonte is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Annawomscutt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Rehoboth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth
- Rumford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cranston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barrington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Barrington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shawomet
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Warren
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Warren
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Rehoboth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Olneyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Gate of Heaven 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 Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cranston
- East Providence
- Providence
- Warren
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 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 Gate of Heaven 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 Gate of Heaven Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2205768
Referenced RIHCC Record: EP006
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1903530 (Gate of Heaven Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1903530 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: 14 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: East Providence
- Location given for Gate of Heaven Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7931564 Lon: -71.3431085
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Gate of Heaven Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |