A visit to the Pierce - Phillips 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 Pierce - Phillips Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pierce - Phillips Cemetery:
41.5990, -71.4537
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pierce - Phillips Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pierce - Phillips Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
. Wakefield lies 11 miles [17.7 km]
<3> to the south southwest of the Pierce - Phillips Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pierce - Phillips Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Pierce - Phillips Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pierce - Phillips Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Quidnessett Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Quidnessett Memorial Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnessett Memorial Cemetery
- The Quidnessett Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Quidnessett Cemetery
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #NK042 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104474 <6>
- Chadsey - Gardiner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tourgee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Tourgee Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tourgee Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Hunt - Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hunt - Hall Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt - Hall Cemetery
- Old Baptist Meetinghouse Yard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tennabt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Tennabt Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennabt Cemetery
- Wightman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wightman Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman Cemetery
- St. Paul - Updike Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Fones - Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Fones - Brown Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fones - Brown Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #30
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #18
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #32
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #33
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #21
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Huling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Huling Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huling Cemetery
- Phenix - Brown - Hendrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Phillips - Gardiner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Boone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- George Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The George Thomas Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Thomas Cemetery
- Thomas Allen Lot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Thomas Allen Lot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Allen Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Thomas Allen Lot is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Wickford.
- The Thomas Allen Lot has also been known as:
- Allen Cemetery
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #NK080 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2278569 <6>
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- William Reynolds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Old Forge Burial Ground
(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 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pierce - Phillips Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pierce - Phillips Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wickford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wickford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford
- Wickford Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction
- North Kingstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- Belleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- North Kingstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
- Allenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Mount View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount View is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
- East Greenwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
- Exeter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- East Greenwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Shippee Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shippee Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner
- Slocum
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 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
- Cowesett
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett
- Exeter
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Saunderstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saunderstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunderstown
- Oakland Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach
- Buttonwoods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Bridgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bridgetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- 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
- Prudence Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island
- Apponaug
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- Quidnick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
- Warwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 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 Pierce - Phillips 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 Pierce - Phillips Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Apponaug
- Warwick
- Wickford
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Pierce - Phillips 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 Pierce - Phillips Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1902395 (Pierce-Phillips Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1902395 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: 16 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wickford
- Location given for Pierce-Phillips Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5989901 Lon: -71.4536687
- 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 '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- Pierce - Phillips 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. |