A visit to the Polish 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 Polish Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Polish Cemetery:
41.9732, -71.4837
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Polish Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Polish Cemetery is located in Providence County<2>.
The county seat for Providence County is located in Providence. Providence lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Polish Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Polish Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Polish Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brown & Bucklin Families Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Clarks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Clarks Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Cemetery
- Ballou Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ballou Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballou Cemetery
- Precious Blood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Precious Blood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Micheals Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Micheals Cemetery is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Micheals Cemetery
- Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Cumberland #9
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
- Resurrection Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- Rakeville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rakeville Cemetery is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rakeville Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Charles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Stanislaus Cemetery is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stanislaus Cemetery
- Gaskill Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blackstone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alfred Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Alfred Smith Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred Smith Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alfred Smith Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Greenville.
- The Alfred Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alfred Smith Lot
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #SM062 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2257265 <6>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Metcalf Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Metcalf Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf Cemetery
- Quaker Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Quaker Burying Ground is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Burying Ground
- Arnold Mill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Arnold Mill Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mill Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Diamond Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Diamond Hill Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Polish Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Polish Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cumberland Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill
- Lincoln
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lincoln is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,941 people
- Albion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Albion is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Cumberland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
- Cumberland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Hamlet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hamlet is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Woonsocket
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
- Primrose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Primrose is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Hanton City ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hanton City is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanton City
- Hanton City has also been known as:
- Lost City
- Millerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Millerville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Lime Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lime Rock is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- Branch Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Branch Village is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Union Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Village is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- North Smithfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Smithfield is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Smithfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,576 people
- North Smithfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Smithfield is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Smithfield
- Smithfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smithfield is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- East Blackstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
- Berkeley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berkeley is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
- Arnold Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills
- Blackstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- Smithfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smithfield is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,842 people
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Slatersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Slatersville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
- Spragueville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spragueville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spragueville
- Saylesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saylesville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylesville
- Lonsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lonsdale is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
- Valley Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Falls is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Sheldonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
- Millville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
- Nasonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nasonville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville
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 Polish Cemetery. The following communities are located in Providence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Polish Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Polish 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 Polish Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1903999 (Polish Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1903999 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: 76 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pawtucket
- Location given for Polish Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.9731542 Lon: -71.4836716
- 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 Providence, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Polish 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. |
| <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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