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A visit to the Pocasset Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Pocasset Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Pocasset Cemetery (FG ID #104473)

In addition, the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission <2> has a database entry for the Pocasset Cemetery (RIHCC ID: CR002).

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Pocasset Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.8025°   (41° 48' 9")

Lon:   -71.4619°   (-71° 27' 42")

The Pocasset Cemetery is located in Providence County<3>.

The county seat for Providence County is located in Providence. Providence lies just to the east northeast of the Pocasset Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<4> of the Pocasset Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Congregational Sons of Israel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Congregational Sons of Israel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Congregational Sons of Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Congregational Sons of Israel Cemetery is located in Providence County
  • Congregational Sons of Israel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Congregational Sons of Israel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Congregational Sons of Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Congregational Sons of Israel Cemetery is located in Providence County
  • Locust Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Providence County
  • Grace Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grace Cemetery is located in Providence County
  • Elder Stephen Sweet Lot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Waterman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waterman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Waterman Cemetery is located in Providence County
  • Remington Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Remington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Remington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Remington Cemetery is located in Providence County
  • Intervale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Intervale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Intervale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Intervale Cemetery is located in Providence County
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Providence County
  • Tillinghast Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tillinghast Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tillinghast Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tillinghast Family Cemetery is located in Providence County
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Providence County
  • Admiral Esek Hopkins Lot (Historic)
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 33 communities are within Less than 2 miles<4> of the Pocasset Cemetery.

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

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 Pocasset Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Providence County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pocasset Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Pocasset Cemetery:

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 Pocasset Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1219724  (Pocasset Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1219724 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Providence
    • County: Providence         Elev: 26
    • Location given for GNIS #1219724 (Pocasset Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #104473

    • Referenced RIHCC Record:  CR002

The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/

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 Providence, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pocasset Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8025, Longitude: -71.4619    
<5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<6>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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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