A visit to the Palmer Family 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 Palmer Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Palmer Family Cemetery:
41.4798, -71.7288
The Palmer Family Cemetery is located in Washington County<1>.
. Wakefield lies 12 miles [19.3 km]
<2> to the east southeast of the Palmer Family Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Palmer Family Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Palmer Family Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Palmer Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fenner Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Fenner Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenner Plot
- Nichols Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Nichols Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Plot
- Francis Tanner Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Francis Tanner Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Tanner Plot
- Hoxie Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hoxie Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie Family Cemetery
- Brightman Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Thomas Brightman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Foster - Spencer Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Foster - Spencer Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster - Spencer Plot
- Murre Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Murre Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murre Plot
- Enos - Crandall Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Enos - Crandall Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enos - Crandall Plot
- Lawton Foster Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lawton Foster Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton Foster Plot
- Fones Palmer Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Fones Palmer Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fones Palmer Plot
- Carpenter Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Carpenter Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Plot
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bramen Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bramen Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramen Plot
- Robert Browning Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Robert Browning Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert Browning Plot
- Kenyon Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Kenyon Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon Plot
- Nathaniel Hall Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Nathaniel Hall Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathaniel Hall Plot
- Burton Lot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Burton Lot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Lot
- Spicer Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Spicer Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer Plot
- Wilbur Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilbur Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur Plot
- Hezekiah Collins Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hezekiah Collins Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hezekiah Collins Plot
- Boss Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Boss Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss Plot
- Nathan Kinyon Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Nathan Kinyon Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan Kinyon Plot
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Smith Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Smith Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Plot
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]<2> of the Palmer Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Palmer Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Canonchet
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hopkinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,095 people
- Hopkinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wyoming
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hope Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Moscow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carolina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ashaway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burdickville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bradford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Charlestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Charlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,836 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Shannock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kenyon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Richmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,886 people
- Arcadia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Usquepaug
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tripps Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Stonington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- 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
- North Stonington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pawcatuck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Westerly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Charlestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Austin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lewis City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City
- Voluntown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Voluntown is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 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 Palmer Family Cemetery. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Palmer Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hope Valley
- Shannock
- Westerly
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 helpful 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 Palmer Family 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 Palmer Family Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1902371 (Palmer Family Lot)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1902371 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: 21 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carolina
- Location given for Palmer Family Lot:
- Lat: 41.477044 Lon: -71.7286784
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Palmer Family Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |