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A visit to the Hopkinton 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 Hopkinton Cemetery ...

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

41.4015, -71.7976

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

The Hopkinton Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

. Wakefield lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of the Hopkinton Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hopkinton Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Hopkinton Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hopkinton Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Nathaniel Cook Plot
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Nathaniel Cook Plot is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathaniel Cook Plot
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Ashaway
    • Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #HP018 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #239324 <6>
  • St. Michael Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Michael Cemetery is located in New London County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
  • Gardiner - Green Plot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Gardiner - Green Plot is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner - Green Plot
  • Babcock Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Babcock Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock Family Cemetery
  • Noyes - Wells Plot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Noyes - Wells Plot is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyes - Wells Plot
  • Elias Lewis Plot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Elias Lewis Plot is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elias Lewis Plot
  • Daniel Lewis Plot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Daniel Lewis Plot is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Lewis Plot
  • Peter Davis Plot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Peter Davis Plot is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Davis Plot
  • Thomas Wilbur Plot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Thomas Wilbur Plot is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Wilbur Plot
  • Daniel Peckham Plot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Daniel Peckham Plot is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Peckham Plot
  • Thompson Wells Plot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Thompson Wells Plot is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Wells Plot
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Reynolds - Johnson Plot
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • The Reynolds - Johnson Plot is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds - Johnson Plot
    • Wells Plot
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • The Wells Plot is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Plot
    • Union Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • St. Sebastian Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Sebastian Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Sebastian Cemetery
    • River Bend Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The River Bend Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend Cemetery
    • Hall - Geer Plot
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The Hall - Geer Plot is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall - Geer Plot
    • Joseph Burdick Plot
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The Joseph Burdick Plot is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Burdick Plot
    • Witter Plot
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Witter Plot is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter Plot
    • Mary Lewis Plot
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Mary Lewis Plot is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Lewis Plot
    • General George Thurston Plot
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)

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 Hopkinton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hopkinton Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Ashaway
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Ashaway is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashaway
  • Pawcatuck
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Westerly
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Westerly is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
  • Bradford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Bradford is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
  • Clarks Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarks Village is located in New London County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
  • Westerly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Westerly is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,328 people
  • Burdickville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Burdickville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville
  • Wequetequock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wequetequock is located in New London County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetequock
  • Langworthy Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Langworthy Corner is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy Corner
  • Alton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Alton is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Hopkinton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hopkinton is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,095 people
  • Hopkinton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hopkinton is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Avondale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Avondale is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
    • Weekapaug
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Weekapaug is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weekapaug
    • North Stonington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Stonington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,566 people
    • Charlestown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Charlestown is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,836 people
    • Canonchet
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Canonchet is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
    • North Stonington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • North Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stonington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,197 people
    • Stonington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Charlestown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Charlestown is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
    • Shannock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Shannock is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannock
    • Carolina
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Carolina is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
    • Hope Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Hope Valley is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
    • Moscow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Moscow is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Old Mystic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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 Hopkinton 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 Hopkinton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hopkinton 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 Hopkinton Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1902224  (Hopkinton Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1902224 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: 18 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ashaway
      • Location given for Hopkinton Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.4014885     Lon: -71.7975684
      • 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hopkinton 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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