A visit to the Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hill Cemetery:
41.6412, -71.4423
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
. Wakefield lies 14 miles [22.5 km]
<3> to the south southwest of the Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #62
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #36
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Governor Green Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Governor Green Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governor Green Plot
- East Greenwich Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #23
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #24
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #25
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #27
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Austin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- 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 southwest)
- The Fones - Brown Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fones - Brown Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Quidnessett Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- 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>
- Thomas Allen Lot
(Less than 2 miles 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
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The John Wightman Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Wightman Cemetery
- Welling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Welling Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welling Cemetery
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #72
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #73
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #74
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #22
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #13
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #30
(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 #32
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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 southwest)
- 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 southwest)
- Vaughan - Arnold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pearce Watson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pearce Watson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce Watson Cemetery
- Pierce - Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Peleg Card Lot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Peleg Card Lot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peleg Card Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peleg Card Lot is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Wickford.
- The Peleg Card Lot has also been known as:
- Peleg Card Cemetery
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #NK008 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2401449 <6>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Greenwich
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Mount View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mount View is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
- East Greenwich
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
- Cowesett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett
- Buttonwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Apponaug
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- Wickford Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction
- Wickford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wickford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford
- 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 north)
- Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Shippee Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shippee Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner
- North Kingstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- 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
- West Warwick
(5 miles [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
- 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
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
- Allenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Prudence Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island
- Shawomet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shawomet is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawomet
- West Warwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- Quidnick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
- Oaklawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oaklawn is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
- Norwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Norwood is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Phenix
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Phenix is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Coventry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Spring Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Lake is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Sockanosset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sockanosset is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sockanosset
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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hill 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Hill Cemetery:
- 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1902218 (Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1902218 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: 15 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: East Greenwich
- Location given for Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6412122 Lon: -71.4422793
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hill 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. |