A visit to the Rice Burial Yard ...
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 Rice Burial Yard ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rice Burial Yard:
41.7268, -71.4778
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rice Burial Yard can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rice Burial Yard is located in Kent County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Rice Burial Yard.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rice Burial Yard, with the nearest first.
- Notre Dame Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Notre Dame Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notre Dame Cemetery
- General Thomas Westcott Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jerauld - Gerald Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Thomas Rice Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Thomas Rice Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Rice Plot
- Captain Samuel Green Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- John H Holden Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The John H Holden Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John H Holden Plot
- Robert Edmonds Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Westcott - Brown Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lippett Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lippett Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippett Plot
- Joseph Bennett Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Joseph Bennett Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Bennett Plot
- Covill Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Covill Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covill Plot
- Perry Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Perry Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Plot
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Holden - Bicknell - Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Remington - Arnold Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Foster Kenyon Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Foster Kenyon Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Kenyon Plot
- Nathaniel Arnold Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- John Browning Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The John Browning Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Browning Plot
- Major General George Sears Green Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gorton - Arnold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Taylor Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomas Taylor Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Taylor Plot
- Mowry - Knight - Mott Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prophet - Babcock - Holden Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Howard - Remington Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- William J Cole Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The William J Cole Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William J Cole Plot
- Reverend Sameul Littlefield Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Vincent Gardner Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Vincent Gardner Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Gardner Plot
- Phillips - Moone - Jenkins Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Rice Burial Yard.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rice Burial Yard, with the nearest first:
- Sockanosset
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sockanosset is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sockanosset
- Oaklawn
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oaklawn is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
- West Warwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- West Warwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- Apponaug
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- Hillsgrove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
- Garden City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Meshanticut
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Meshanticut is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshanticut
- Phenix
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Phenix is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Quidnick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
- Cowesett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett
- Warwick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Norwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Knightsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Knightsville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Arkwright
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Arkwright is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
- Thornton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Thornton is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- East Greenwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Buttonwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Oakland Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach
- Kettle Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner
- Bellefonte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefonte is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Cranston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cranston is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Coventry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Spring Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Simmonsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Simmonsville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Shawomet
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shawomet is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawomet
- Kent ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kent is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
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 Rice Burial Yard. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kent County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rice Burial Yard.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Apponaug
- Cranston
- Phenix
- Warwick
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 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 Rice Burial Yard:
- Pages specific to Rhode Island:
- Pages specific to Kent 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 Rice Burial Yard:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1902977 (Rice Burial Yard)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1902977 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: Kent
- Est. Elev: 12 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: East Greenwich
- Location given for Rice Burial Yard:
- Lat: 41.7267673 Lon: -71.4778368
- 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 Kent, 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- Rice Burial Yard) 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. |