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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hopkins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hopkins Cemetery

Lat:   41.8273°   (41° 49' 38")

Lon:   -71.7545°   (-71° 45' 16")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Plot
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stone Plot is located in Providence County
  • Fiske Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fiske Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fiske Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fiske Cemetery is located in Windham County (CT)
  • Abraham Wilcox Lot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abraham Wilcox Lot
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Abraham Wilcox Lot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Abraham Wilcox Lot is located in Providence County
    • The Abraham Wilcox Lot has also been known as:
    • Abraham Wilcox Family Lot
    • Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #FR129 <6>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2249502 <7>
  • Sandy Brook Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Brook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sandy Brook Cemetery is located in Providence County
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Providence County
  • Old Chestnut Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Chestnut Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Chestnut Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Chestnut Hill Cemetery is located in Windham County (CT)
  • Brainard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brainard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brainard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brainard Cemetery is located in Windham County (CT)
  • Burlingame Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • New South Killingly Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New South Killingly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New South Killingly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New South Killingly Cemetery is located in Windham County (CT)
  • Old South Killingly Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old South Killingly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old South Killingly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old South Killingly Cemetery is located in Windham County (CT)
  • Devaul Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Devaul Cemetery
    • The Devaul Cemetery is located in Providence County
  • Aldrich-Wilmarth Lot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Harrington Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harrington Cemetery is located in Windham County (CT)
    • Hopkins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Providence County
    • Old Howard Plot
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Howard Plot
      • The Old Howard Plot is located in Providence County
    • Hopkins Mills Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopkins Mills Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopkins Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hopkins Mills Cemetery is located in Providence County
    • Rockland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockland Cemetery
      • The Rockland Cemetery is located in Providence County
      • 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 <6>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2216037 <7>
    • Day Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Day Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Day Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Day Cemetery is located in Windham County (CT)
    • High St. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High St. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High St. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The High St. Cemetery is located in Windham County (CT)
    • Westfield Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Westfield Cemetery is located in Windham County (CT)
    • Hutchins Street Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutchins Street Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hutchins Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hutchins Street Cemetery is located in Windham County (CT)
    • Card - Clark Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Card - Clark Cemetery
      • The Card - Clark Cemetery is located in Windham County (CT)
    • Abel Tanner Lot
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hawkins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Providence County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159499 <7>
    • Steere Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steere Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steere Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Steere Cemetery is located in Providence County

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Corner
    • Simmons Corner is located in Providence County
  • Foster
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
    • Foster is located in Providence County
  • Foster
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
    • Foster is located in Providence County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly
    • South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
  • Chopmist
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopmist
    • Chopmist is located in Providence County
  • Killingly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killingly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly
    • Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
  • Clayville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
    • Clayville is located in Providence County
  • Rockland ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Rockland is located in Providence County
  • Danielson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • West Glocester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester
    • West Glocester is located in Providence County
  • Scituate
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scituate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate
    • Scituate is located in Providence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,727 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Burrillville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burrillville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
      • Burrillville is located in Providence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
    • Ballouville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ballouville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballouville
      • Ballouville is located in Windham County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballouville <8>
    • Dayville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • East Brooklyn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
      • East Brooklyn is located in Windham County (CT)
    • Rice City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice City
      • Rice City is located in Kent County
    • Richmond ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richmond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Providence County
    • Chepachet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
      • Chepachet is located in Providence County
    • Putnam Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Putnam Heights. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Heights
      • Putnam Heights is located in Windham County (CT)
    • Rogers
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Ashland ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Providence County
    • North Scituate
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
      • North Scituate is located in Providence County
    • Glocester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glocester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glocester
      • Glocester is located in Providence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,352 people
    • Putnam
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
      • Putnam is located in Windham County (CT)
      • 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:

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: GNIS record #1903644 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: East Killingly
    • County: Providence         Elev: 195
    • Location given for GNIS #1903644 (Hopkins Cemetery)

The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/

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 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Hopkins Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8273, Longitude: -71.7545       In this case, the coordinates for the Hopkins Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>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.
<8>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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