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A visit to the Island Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Island Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Island Cemetery (FG ID #104469)

In addition, the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission <2> has a database entry for the Island Cemetery (RIHCC ID: NT001).

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 Island Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.4973°   (41° 29' 50")

Lon:   -71.3149°   (-71° 18' 53")

The Island Cemetery is located in Newport County<3>.

The county seat for Newport County is located in Newport. Newport lies just to the south southeast of the Island Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> of the Island Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Barker Burying Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Middletown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middletown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middletown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Middletown Cemetery is located in Newport County
  • Jamestown Town Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Newport Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newport Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newport Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Newport Memorial Park is located in Newport County
  • Holy Cross Episcopal Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Columbas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Columbas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Columbas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Columbas Cemetery is located in Newport County
  • Cedar Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cedar Cemetery is located in Newport County
  • Old Friends Burial Ground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Friends Burial Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Friends Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Friends Burial Ground is located in Newport County
  • Casey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Casey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Casey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Casey Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Congton - Packard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Congton - Packard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Congton - Packard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Congton - Packard Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Willettt Carpenter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willettt Carpenter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willettt Carpenter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Willettt Carpenter Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Greene Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greene Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greene Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greene Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Gardiner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardiner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardiner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gardiner Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Caleb Allen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caleb Allen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caleb Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Caleb Allen Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Cashman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cashman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cashman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cashman Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Burlingame Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burlingame Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burlingame Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burlingame Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Woodman - Peckham Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hiscox Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hiscox Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hiscox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hiscox Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Allen - Pierce Farm Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen - Pierce Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen - Pierce Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Allen - Pierce Farm Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Burlingame Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burlingame Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burlingame Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burlingame Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Hammond Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hammond Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hammond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hammond Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Tower Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tower Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tower Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tower Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Old Burying Ground
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Burying Ground
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Burying Ground is located in Newport County
    • Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Newport County
    • Portsmouth Friends Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Portsmouth Friends Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Portsmouth Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Portsmouth Friends Cemetery is located in Newport County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 33 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Island Cemetery.

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

  • Newport
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Brenton Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brenton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenton Village
    • Brenton Village is located in Newport County
  • Middletown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Middletown is located in Newport County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
  • Middletown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jamestown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Clarks Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
    • Clarks Village is located in Newport County
  • Lawtons
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jamestown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Newport County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
  • Saunderstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sakonnet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Portsmouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
    • Portsmouth is located in Newport County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
  • Melville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
    • Melville is located in Newport County
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Bridgetown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Narragansett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narragansett have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett
      • Narragansett is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,309 people
    • Narragansett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Compton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Compton have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
      • Little Compton is located in Newport County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,462 people
    • Portsmouth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Narragansett Pier
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narragansett Pier have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett Pier
      • Narragansett Pier is located in Washington County
    • Tiverton Four Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • North Kingstown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Belleville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • North Kingstown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingstown have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
      • North Kingstown is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
    • Allenton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Wickford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wickford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford
      • Wickford is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wickford
      • From the Island Cemetery to Wickford
    • Rocky Brook
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Peace Dale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Mount View
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Adamsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tiverton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiverton have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
      • Tiverton is located in Newport County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
    • Tiverton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiverton have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
      • Tiverton is located in Newport County
    • Wickford Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Slocum
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slocum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
      • Slocum is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Slocum
      • From the Island Cemetery to Slocum
    • Kingston
      (10 miles [16.1 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 Island Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Newport County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Island Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Island 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 Island Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1901690  (Island Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1901690 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: Newport
    • County: Newport         Elev: 15
    • Location given for GNIS #1901690 (Island Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #104469

    • Referenced RIHCC Record:  NT001

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of the state's counties, including Newport, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Island Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4973, Longitude: -71.3149    
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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.




 

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