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A visit to the Narragansett 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 Narragansett Cemetery ...

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

41.5193, -71.4781

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Narragansett Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Narragansett Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

. Wakefield lies just to the south southwest of the Narragansett Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Narragansett Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 33 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Narragansett Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Watson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Watson Cemetery is located in Washington County
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  • Sherman Plot
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Sherman Plot is located in Washington County
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  • Rose Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Rose Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
  • Sherman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Sherman Cemetery is located in Washington County
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  • OLiver Gardiner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Burlingame Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Burlingame Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame Cemetery
  • Allen - Pierce Farm Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Eldred Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Eldred Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred Cemetery
  • Flagg Lane Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Flagg Lane Cemetery is located in Washington County
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  • Taylor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Washington County
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  • Thomas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Washington County
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  • Himes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Himes Cemetery is located in Washington County
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  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Himes Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • The Himes Cemetery is located in Washington County
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    • Congdon Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Congdon Cemetery is located in Washington County
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    • Slocum - Sweet Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Slocum - Sweet Cemetery is located in Washington County
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    • Gardner Plot
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Gardner Plot is located in Washington County
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    • Gardner Plot
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Gardner Plot is located in Washington County
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    • Sweet Plot
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sweet Plot is located in Washington County
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    • Greene Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Greene Cemetery is located in Washington County
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    • Tisdale Plot
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • The Tisdale Plot is located in Washington County
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    • Henry Family Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • The Henry Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
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    • Champlin Lot
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Champlin Lot is located in Washington County
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    • Champlin Plot
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Champlin Plot is located in Washington County
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    • Arnold - Shearman Lot
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Willettt Carpenter Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Casey Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • The Casey Cemetery is located in Washington County
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    • Congton - Packard Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cashman Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • The Cashman Cemetery is located in Washington County
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    • Caleb Allen Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • The Caleb Allen Cemetery is located in Washington County
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    • Gardiner Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Gardiner Cemetery is located in Washington County
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    • Hiscox Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hiscox Cemetery is located in Washington County
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    • Elm Grove Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
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    • Phillips - Gardiner Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Narragansett Cemetery.

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

  • Allenton
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Allenton is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
  • Bridgetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bridgetown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
  • Saunderstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Saunderstown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunderstown
  • North Kingstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • North Kingstown is located in Washington County
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  • North Kingstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • North Kingstown is located in Washington County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
  • Belleville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Belleville is located in Washington County
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  • Slocum
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Slocum is located in Washington County
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  • Kingston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingston is located in Washington County
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  • Wickford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Wickford is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford
  • Kingston Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingston Station is located in Washington County
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  • Rocky Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Rocky Brook is located in Washington County
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  • Peace Dale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Peace Dale is located in Washington County
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  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Exeter
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Exeter is located in Washington County
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    • Wickford Junction
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Wickford Junction is located in Washington County
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    • Curtis Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Curtis Corner is located in Washington County
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    • South Kingstown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • South Kingstown is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kingstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,454 people
    • Narragansett
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Narragansett is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,309 people
    • Narragansett
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Narragansett is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett
    • Clarks Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Clarks Village is located in Newport County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
    • Jamestown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jamestown is located in Newport County
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    • Jamestown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jamestown is located in Newport County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
    • Exeter
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Exeter is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
    • Liberty
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Liberty is located in Washington County
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    • Narragansett Pier
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Narragansett Pier is located in Washington County
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    • Tripps Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Tripps Corner is located in Washington County
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    • Usquepaug
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Usquepaug is located in Washington County
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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 Narragansett Cemetery. The following communities are located in Washington County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Narragansett 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 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 Narragansett 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 Narragansett Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1902308  (Narragansett Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1902308 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: 61 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wickford
      • Location given for Narragansett Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.5192681     Lon: -71.4781139
      • 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 '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- Narragansett 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.