A visit to the Middletown 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 Middletown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Middletown Cemetery:
41.5229, -71.2745
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Middletown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Middletown Cemetery is located in Newport County<2>.
The county seat for Newport County is located in Newport. Newport lies just to the southwest of the Middletown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Middletown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Middletown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Middletown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holy Cross Episcopal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Barker Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Newport Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Newport Memorial Park is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Memorial Park
- St. Columbas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Columbas Cemetery is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Columbas Cemetery
- Braman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Braman Cemetery is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Cemetery
- Island Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Common Ground Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Coddington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Coddington Cemetery is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coddington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coddington Cemetery is located in Newport.
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #NT009 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #406703 <6>
- Governors Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Governors Graveyard is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Graveyard
- The Jewish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Jewish Cemetery
- Trinity Churchyard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Arnold Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Arnold Burying Ground is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Burying Ground
- Woodman - Peckham Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Portsmouth Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cedar Cemetery is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cemetery
- Old Friends Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jamestown Town Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jamestown Town Cemetery is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Town Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jamestown Town Cemetery is located in Jamestown.
- Old Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Old Burying Ground is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burying Ground
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Middletown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Middletown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Middletown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
- Middletown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Newport East
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Newport East is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport East
- Lawtons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lawtons is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
- Newport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
- Brenton Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brenton Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenton Village
- Portsmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Melville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Melville is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Sakonnet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sakonnet is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sakonnet
- Little Compton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Little Compton is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Little Compton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Little Compton is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,462 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tiverton Four Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Portsmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
- Clarks Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Prudence Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island
- Adamsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Tiverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
- Tiverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
- Saunderstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saunderstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunderstown
- Bridgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bridgetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Acoaxet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Acoaxet is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acoaxet
- Bliss Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
- North Kingstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
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 Middletown Cemetery. The following communities are located in Newport County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Middletown 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 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 Middletown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Rhode Island:
- Pages specific to Newport 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 Middletown Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1901745 (Middletown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1901745 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: Newport
- Est. Elev: 60 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prudence Island
- Location given for Middletown Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5228802 Lon: -71.2744936
- 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 Newport, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Middletown 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. |