A visit to the Hopkins 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 Hopkins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hopkins Cemetery:
41.8273, -71.7545
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hopkins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Providence County<2>.
The county seat for Providence County is located in Providence. Providence lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east of the Hopkins Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hopkins Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Hopkins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hopkins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stone Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Stone Plot is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Plot
- Fiske Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fiske Cemetery is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiske Cemetery
- Abraham Wilcox Lot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Abraham Wilcox Lot is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham Wilcox Lot
- The Abraham Wilcox Lot has also been known as:
- Abraham Wilcox Family Lot
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #FR129 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2249502 <6>
- Sandy Brook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sandy Brook Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Brook Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Old Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brainard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brainard Cemetery is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard Cemetery
- Burlingame Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New South Killingly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old South Killingly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Devaul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Devaul Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devaul Cemetery
- Aldrich-Wilmarth Lot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Aldrich-Wilmarth Lot is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich-Wilmarth Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Aldrich-Wilmarth Lot is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Chepachet.
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #SC002 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259717 <6>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Harrington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harrington Cemetery is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Old Howard Plot
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Old Howard Plot is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Howard Plot
- Hopkins Mills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopkins Mills Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Mills Cemetery
- Rockland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rockland Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rockland Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Clayville.
- The Rockland Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Rockland Cemetery
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #SC050 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2216037 <6>
- Day Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- High St. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The High St. Cemetery is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High St. Cemetery
- Westfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Westfield Cemetery is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Cemetery
- Hutchins Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Card - Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Card - Clark Cemetery is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Card - Clark Cemetery
- Abel Tanner Lot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Abel Tanner Lot is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel Tanner Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Abel Tanner Lot is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of North Scituate.
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #SC036 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2232617 <6>
- Hawkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Steere Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Steere Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steere Cemetery
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 Hopkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hopkins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Simmons Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Simmons Corner is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Corner
- Foster
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Foster is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Foster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Foster is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- East Killingly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Killingly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly
- Chopmist
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chopmist is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopmist
- Killingly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
- Clayville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clayville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
- Rockland ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Danielson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Glocester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Glocester is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester
- Scituate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Scituate is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,727 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Burrillville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burrillville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
- Ballouville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dayville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Brooklyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Brooklyn is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
- Rice City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rice City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice City
- Richmond ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Chepachet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chepachet is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Putnam Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam Heights is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Heights
- Rogers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- North Scituate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Scituate is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- Glocester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glocester is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glocester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,352 people
- Putnam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 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 Hopkins 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 Hopkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Hopkins 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 Hopkins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1903644 (Hopkins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1903644 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: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: East Killingly
- Location given for Hopkins Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8273211 Lon: -71.7545138
- 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 Providence, 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- Hopkins 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. |
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