A visit to the Hunt 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 Hunt Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hunt Cemetery:
41.6065, -71.4781
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hunt Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hunt Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
. Wakefield lies 11 miles [17.7 km]
<3> to the south of the Hunt Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hunt Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 2 miles [3.2 km] of the Hunt Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hunt Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #30
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #32
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #18
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #19
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Huling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Huling Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huling Cemetery
- Old Baptist Meetinghouse Yard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Sedgefield Road Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Chase Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Chase Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Cemetery
- Pierce - Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pearce Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Pearce Watson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce Watson Cemetery
- Vaughan - Arnold Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Peleg Card Lot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- 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>
- Quidnessett Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- 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>
- Fones - Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Fones - Brown Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fones - Brown Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hunt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hunt Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wickford Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction
- Wickford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wickford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford
- East Greenwich
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
- Exeter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Belleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- North Kingstown
(3 miles [4.8 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
- North Kingstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- Shippee Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shippee Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner
- Allenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Mount View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount View is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
- East Greenwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Exeter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Slocum
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Slocum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Cowesett
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Quidnick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
- Buttonwoods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Apponaug
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- West Warwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- Tripps Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tripps Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripps Corner
- West Warwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- Saunderstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saunderstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunderstown
- 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
- Oakland Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach
- Warwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- 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 northwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Kitts Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kitts Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
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 Hunt 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 Hunt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Apponaug
- 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 helpful 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 Hunt 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 Hunt Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1902233 (Hunt Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1902233 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: 21 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wickford
- Location given for Hunt Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6064899 Lon: -71.4781142
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hunt 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. |