A visit to the Indian Rock 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 Indian Rock Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Indian Rock Cemetery:
41.5943, -71.6184
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Indian Rock Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Indian Rock Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
. Wakefield lies 12 miles [19.3 km]
<3> to the south southeast of the Indian Rock Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Indian Rock Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Indian Rock Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Indian Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Allen Straight Lot
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Allen Straight Lot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Straight Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Allen Straight Lot is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Exeter.
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #EX128 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2386165 <6>
- Arnold Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Lillibridge Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Lillibridge Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillibridge Plot
- James Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The James Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Plot
- Lockwood Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lockwood Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood Plot
- Whitford Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Whitford Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford Plot
- Tillinghast Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Tillinghast Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillinghast Plot
- Amos Whitford Lot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Amos Whitford Lot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos Whitford Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amos Whitford Lot is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Exeter.
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #EX111 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2370639 <6>
- Whitford Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Whitford Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford Plot
- Amos Whitford Lot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Amos Whitford Lot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos Whitford Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amos Whitford Lot is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Exeter.
- The Amos Whitford Lot has also been known as:
- Amos Whitford Plot
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #EX019 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2288108 <6>
- Austin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Straight Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Straight Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Plot
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lewis Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lewis Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Family Cemetery
- Boone Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Boone Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Family Cemetery
- Lewis Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lewis Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Plot
- Tefft Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Tefft Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tefft Family Cemetery
- Perkins Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Perkins Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Plot
- Gardiner Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Gardiner Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner Plot
- Anthony - Arnold Lot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Anthony - Arnold Lot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony - Arnold Lot
- The Anthony - Arnold Lot has also been known as:
- Anthony - Arnold Plot
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #EX016 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2457560 <6>
- Card Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Card Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Card Plot
- Gardner Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gardner Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Plot
- Allen Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Allen Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Plot
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Indian Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Indian Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Austin
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Austin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- West Greenwich
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
- Tripps Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tripps Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripps Corner
- Kitts Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kitts Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
- Arcadia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Richmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Richmond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,886 people
- Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Exeter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
- Exeter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Lewis City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lewis City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City
- Wyoming
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Usquepaug
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Usquepaug is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usquepaug
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Gortons Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gortons Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortons Corner
- Slocum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slocum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Wickford Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction
- East Greenwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
- Shippee Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shippee Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner
- Spring Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Lake is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Hope Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hope Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
- Coventry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Moscow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moscow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Kingston Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kingston Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Station
- Allenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- North Kingstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
- Coventry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
- Belleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- North Kingstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- Wickford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wickford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford
- Quidnick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
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 Indian Rock Cemetery. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Indian Rock 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 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 Indian Rock 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 Indian Rock Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1902241 (Indian Rock Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1902241 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: 116 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Slocum
- Location given for Indian Rock Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5942669 Lon: -71.6183973
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Indian Rock 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. |