A visit to the Governor Samuel Gorton 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 Governor Samuel Gorton Plot ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Governor Samuel Gorton Plot:
41.6995, -71.3795
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Governor Samuel Gorton Plot can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Governor Samuel Gorton Plot is located in Kent County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Governor Samuel Gorton Plot.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Governor Samuel Gorton Plot, with the nearest first.
- William Jenison Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The William Jenison Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Jenison Plot
- Colonel John Waterman Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Benjamin Lockwood Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Warwick Poor Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stafford Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Stafford Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Plot
- Spring Greene Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Christopher Green Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Reverend Sameul Littlefield Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gorton Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gorton Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorton Plot
- Marble Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Marble Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Plot
- John Budlong Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The John Budlong Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Budlong Plot
- New Pawtuxet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pawtuxet Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pawtuxet Memorial Park is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtuxet Memorial Park
- The Pawtuxet Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Pawtuxet Highland Cemetery
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #WK142 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1887059 <6>
- Arnold Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Arnold Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Plot
- Utter - Arnold - Rhodes Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips - Moone - Jenkins Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vincent Gardner Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Vincent Gardner Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Gardner Plot
- Perry Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Perry Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Plot
- Joseph Bennett Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Joseph Bennett Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Bennett Plot
- Howard - Remington Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- William J Cole Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The William J Cole Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William J Cole Plot
- Prophet - Babcock - Holden Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mowry - Knight - Mott Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thomas Taylor Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Taylor Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Taylor Plot
- Ambrose Taylor Lot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Welling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Welling Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welling Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Governor Samuel Gorton Plot.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Governor Samuel Gorton Plot, with the nearest first:
- Oakland Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County
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- Shawomet
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shawomet is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawomet
- Kettle Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner
- Buttonwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Warwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Barrington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Annawomscutt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Hillsgrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
- Cowesett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett
- East Greenwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Mount View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount View is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
- Barrington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Norwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Apponaug
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- Bellefonte
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Bristol
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Warren
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Warren
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Kent Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kent Corner is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
- Garden City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Sockanosset
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sockanosset is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sockanosset
- Prudence Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island
- Cranston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cranston is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Armington Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Armington Corner is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Corner
- Meshanticut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meshanticut is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshanticut
- Oaklawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oaklawn is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
- West Warwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
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 Governor Samuel Gorton Plot. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kent County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Governor Samuel Gorton Plot.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Apponaug
- Cranston
- Warren
- Warren lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Governor Samuel Gorton Plot.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Warren.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Warwick
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 Governor Samuel Gorton Plot:
- 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 Governor Samuel Gorton Plot:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1902857 (Governor Samuel Gorton Lot)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1902857 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: 12 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: East Greenwich
- Location given for Governor Samuel Gorton Lot:
- Lat: 41.6995456 Lon: -71.3794986
- 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- Governor Samuel Gorton 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. |