A visit to the Old Baptist Meetinghouse Yard 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 Old Baptist Meetinghouse Yard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Baptist Meetinghouse Yard Cemetery:
41.5929, -71.4909
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Baptist Meetinghouse Yard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Baptist Meetinghouse Yard Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
. Wakefield lies 10 miles [16.1 km]
<3> to the south of the Old Baptist Meetinghouse Yard Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 2 miles [3.2 km] of the Old Baptist Meetinghouse Yard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Baptist Meetinghouse Yard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #33
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #19
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #67
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Briggs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Briggs Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Whitford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Whitford Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Tillinghast Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Tillinghast Plot is located in Washington County
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- Lawton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Lawton Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Rothburn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Rothburn Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Phenix - Brown - Hendrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Carr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Sedgefield Road Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Reynolds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Chase Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Chase Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Pearce Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Pearce Watson Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Pierce - Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hunt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Chadsey - Gardiner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tourgee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Tourgee Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #32
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Baptist Meetinghouse Yard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Baptist Meetinghouse Yard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wickford Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County
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- Wickford
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wickford is located in Washington County
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- Exeter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Belleville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- North Kingstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- East Greenwich
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
- Allenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
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- North Kingstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
- Shippee Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shippee Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner
- Exeter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
- Slocum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Slocum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Washington County
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- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mount View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount View is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
- East Greenwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Tripps Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tripps Corner is located in Washington County
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- Saunderstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saunderstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunderstown
- Cowesett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County
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- West Warwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- Kingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kingston is located in Washington County
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- Quidnick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
- Bridgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bridgetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
- Coventry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
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- Buttonwoods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County
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- Apponaug
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County
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- Spring Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Kent County
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- West Warwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- Kitts Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kitts Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
- West Greenwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Greenwich is located in Kent County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
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 Old Baptist Meetinghouse Yard 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 Old Baptist Meetinghouse Yard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Apponaug
- Kingston
- Kingston lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Old Baptist Meetinghouse Yard Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kingston.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Wickford
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Old Baptist Meetinghouse Yard 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 Old Baptist Meetinghouse Yard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1902355 (Old Baptist Meetinghouse Yard)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1902355 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: 27 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wickford
- Location given for Old Baptist Meetinghouse Yard:
- Lat: 41.5928788 Lon: -71.4908926
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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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Baptist Meetinghouse Yard 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. |