A visit to the Locke 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 Locke Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Locke Cemetery:
41.5793, -71.7753
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Locke Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Locke Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
. Wakefield lies 17 miles [27.4 km]
<3> to the southeast of the Locke Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Locke Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Locke Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Douglas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- Barber Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Barber Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Plot
- Lewis Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lewis Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Family Cemetery
- Crandall Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Crandall Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Plot
- Job Kenyon Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Job Kenyon Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Job Kenyon Plot
- Richmond Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Perkins Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Henry Barber Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Henry Barber Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Barber Plot
- Potter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Palmer - Burdick - Appley Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Caswell Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Caswell Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caswell Plot
- Bliven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bliven Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliven Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Kennedy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Larkin Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Larkin Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkin Plot
- Barber Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Barber Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Plot
- Lillibridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lillibridge Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillibridge Cemetery
- Barber Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Barber Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Plot
- Thomas Wilcox Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Thomas Wilcox Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Wilcox Plot
- Lewis - Himes - Tillinghast Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lillibridge Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lillibridge Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillibridge Plot
- Allen Lot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Allen Lot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Allen Lot is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of West Greenwich.
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #WG010 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Locke Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Locke Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Voluntown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Voluntown is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
- Lewis City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lewis City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City
- Moscow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Arcadia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Arcadia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Voluntown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hope Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hope Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
- Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Ekonk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ekonk is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk
- Glasgo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Canonchet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Canonchet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
- Austin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Austin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Richmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,886 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- West Greenwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
- Greene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greene is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Griswold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Griswold is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
- Oneco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sterling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sterling is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
- Hopkinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,095 people
- Hopkinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Kitts Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kitts Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
- North Stonington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Sterling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Carolina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carolina is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Tripps Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tripps Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripps Corner
- Gortons Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gortons Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortons Corner
- Coventry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
- Rice City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rice City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice City
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 Locke 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 Locke Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Locke 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 Locke Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1902281 (Locke Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1902281 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: 127 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Voluntown
- Location given for Locke Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5792659 Lon: -71.7753471
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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- Locke 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. |
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