A visit to the North Burial Ground ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the North Burial Ground. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The North Burial Ground (FG ID #104472).
In addition, the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission <2> has a database entry for the North Burial Ground (RIHCC ID: BR001).
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 North Burial Ground ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the North Burial Ground:
41.6887, -71.2819
The North Burial Ground is located in Bristol County<3>.
The county seat for Bristol County is located in Bristol. Bristol lies just to the south southeast of the North Burial Ground .
Open a Google Map centered on the North Burial Ground.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> of the North Burial Ground.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from North Burial Ground, with the nearest first.
- St. Michaels Churchyard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Michaels Memorial Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Walker Lot
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Congregational Churchyard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- De Wolf Lot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Burial Grounds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The South Burial Grounds is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Burial Grounds
- Tyler Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Tyler Point Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler Point Cemetery
- Princes Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Princes Hill Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Hill Cemetery
- James Mason Lot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kickemuit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Stafford Plot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stafford Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Plot
- William Jenison Plot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The William Jenison Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Jenison Plot
- Old Baptist Church Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Governor Samuel Gorton Plot
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stone Castle Plot
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Stone Castle Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Castle Plot
- Captain Randall Holden Jr. Plot
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thomas Holden Plot
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Holden Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Holden Plot
- Pocasset Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Polish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Polish Cemetery is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polish Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the North Burial Ground.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from North Burial Ground, with the nearest first:
- Bristol
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bristol
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Warren
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Coggeshall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Barrington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Warren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Barrington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Globe Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Globe Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Ocean Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Annawomscutt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prudence Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tiverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Swansea Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shawomet
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakland Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Portsmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fall River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Swansea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kent Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kettle Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Buttonwoods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Rehoboth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth
- Mount View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Melville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Melville is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Portsmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Flint Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Flint Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
- Bowenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hortonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warwick
(7 miles [11.3 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 North Burial Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bristol County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The North Burial Ground.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fall River
- Warren
- Warwick
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 North Burial Ground:
- Pages specific to Rhode Island:
- Pages specific to Bristol 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 North Burial Ground:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #104472
Referenced RIHCC Record: BR001
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 Bristol, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Burial Ground) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |