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. 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 Pocasset Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pocasset Cemetery:
41.8025, -71.4619
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- Congregational Sons of Israel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Elder Stephen Sweet Lot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waterman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Waterman Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterman Cemetery
- Remington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Remington Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington Cemetery
- Intervale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Intervale Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Tillinghast Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Admiral Esek Hopkins Lot (Historic)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Highland Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Welcome Sprague Lot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Salisbury Family Graves
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Vincent Gardner Plot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Vincent Gardner Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Gardner Plot
- Phillips - Moone - Jenkins Plot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Utter - Arnold - Rhodes Plot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Pawtuxet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pawtuxet Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The North Burial Ground is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Burial Ground
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Thornton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Thornton is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Knightsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Knightsville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Olneyville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dyerville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Meshanticut
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Garden City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Cranston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Providence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Johnston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Simmonsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Centerdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oaklawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sockanosset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sockanosset is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sockanosset
- Norwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bellefonte
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bellefonte is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- North Providence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Providence is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,507 people
- North Providence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Six Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hillsgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Esmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Armington Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Leonard Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carpenters Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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. 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.
- Cranston
- East Providence
- Providence
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 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 Pocasset Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Rhode Island:
- Pages specific to Providence 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 Pocasset Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #104473
Referenced RIHCC Record: CR002
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1219724 (Pocasset Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1219724 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: Providence
- Est. Elev: 26 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Providence
- Location given for Pocasset Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.792878 Lon: -71.4631142
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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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pocasset Cemetery) 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. |