A visit to the Pocasset Hill 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 Pocasset Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pocasset Hill Cemetery:
41.6554, -71.1923
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pocasset Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pocasset Hill Cemetery is located in Newport County<2>.
The county seat for Newport County is located in Newport. Newport lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Pocasset Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pocasset Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Pocasset Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pocasset Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hebrew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jewish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Polish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Polish Cemetery is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polish Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Notre Dame Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- De Wolf Lot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The De Wolf Lot is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Wolf Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the De Wolf Lot is located in Bristol.
- The De Wolf Lot has also been known as:
- DeWolf Cemetery
- Wolf Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1907776 <5>
- James Mason Lot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #268122 <5>
- Juniper Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Juniper Hill Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Juniper Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bristol.
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #BR003 <6>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1721758 <5>
- Congregational Churchyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The East Burial Ground is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Burial Ground
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Burial Ground is a large cemetery that is located in Bristol.
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #BR004 <6>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641347 <5>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- St. Michaels Churchyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Michaels Memorial Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walker Lot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The North Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Portsmouth Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Tree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Tree Cemetery is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Jonathan Slade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
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]<3> of the Pocasset Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pocasset Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Globe Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Globe Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Tiverton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
- Bliss Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
- Flint Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
- Fall River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fall River is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Coggeshall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Portsmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Tiverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
- Oak Grove Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Village
- Bristol
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Bristol
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Tiverton Four Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- North Westport
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Westport is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westport
- Bowenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowenville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowenville
- Ocean Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Swansea Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Swansea Center is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Center
- Prudence Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island
- Melville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Melville is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Portsmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Steep Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Steep Brook is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Brook
- Swansea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Swansea is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
- Warren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Warren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Adamsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsville is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Central Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Central Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Westport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westport is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,097 people
- Westport Factory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Westport Factory is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Factory
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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Newport County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pocasset Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Rhode Island:
- Pages specific to Newport 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1901825 (Pocasset Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1901825 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: Newport
- Est. Elev: 81 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fall River
- Location given for Pocasset Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6553802 Lon: -71.1922683
- 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 Newport, 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- Pocasset Hill 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 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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