A visit to the Glenwood 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 Glenwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Glenwood Cemetery:
41.6534, -71.4662
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Glenwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Kent County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Glenwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 40 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Glenwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Glenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #74
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #73
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #72
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #22
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #7
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #13
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Austin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Fones - Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Fones - Brown Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fones - Brown Cemetery
- Quidnessett Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Quidnessett Memorial Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnessett Memorial Cemetery
- The Quidnessett Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Quidnessett Cemetery
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #NK042 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104474 <6>
- William Reynolds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old Forge Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (28 more) ...
- Chafee Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Chafee Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chafee Plot
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #62
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Nathaniel Arnold Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bennett - Spencer Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- David Bennett Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The David Bennett Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Bennett Plot
- Remington - Arnold Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gorton - Wing Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Gorton - Wing Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorton - Wing Plot
- Rogers Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rogers Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Plot
- Wightman - Sweet Lot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #42
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #6
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shippee Burial Yard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Shippee Burial Yard is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Burial Yard
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #11
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #12
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #14
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #18
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #30
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #32
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Tourgee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Tourgee Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tourgee Cemetery
- Chadsey - Gardiner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Thomas Allen Lot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomas Allen Lot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Allen Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Thomas Allen Lot is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Wickford.
- The Thomas Allen Lot has also been known as:
- Allen Cemetery
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #NK080 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2278569 <6>
- John Wightman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The John Wightman Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Wightman Cemetery
- Welling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Welling Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welling Cemetery
- Ambrose Taylor Lot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ambrose Taylor Lot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose Taylor Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ambrose Taylor Lot is located outside and to the southwest of Warwick.
- The Ambrose Taylor Lot has also been known as:
- Ambrose Taylor Plot
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #WK106 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2276385 <6>
- Thomas Taylor Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Thomas Taylor Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Taylor Plot
- Gorton - Arnold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Joseph Briggs Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Joseph Briggs Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Briggs Plot
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 Glenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Glenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Greenwich
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Cowesett
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett
- Shippee Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shippee Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner
- East Greenwich
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
- Mount View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount View is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
- West Warwick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- Buttonwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Apponaug
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- Oakland Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach
- Warwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- West Warwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- Quidnick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wickford Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction
- Wickford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wickford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford
- Kettle Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner
- Hillsgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
- Phenix
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Phenix is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Coventry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Spring Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spring Lake is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Exeter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Belleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- North Kingstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- Shawomet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shawomet is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawomet
- Sockanosset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sockanosset is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sockanosset
- Arkwright
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arkwright is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
- Oaklawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oaklawn is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
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 Glenwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kent County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Glenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Apponaug
- Phenix
- Warwick
- Wickford
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 Glenwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Rhode Island:
- Pages specific to Kent 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 Glenwood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1902848 (Glenwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1902848 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: Kent
- Est. Elev: 23 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: East Greenwich
- Location given for Glenwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6534342 Lon: -71.4661694
- 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 Kent, 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 from Point A (ie- Glenwood 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. |