A visit to the Rockville 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 Rockville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rockville Cemetery:
41.5168, -71.7612
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rockville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rockville Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
. Wakefield lies 14 miles [22.5 km]
<3> to the east southeast of the Rockville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rockville Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Rockville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rockville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Palmer - Burdick - Appley Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brightman Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Francis Tanner Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Francis Tanner Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Tanner Plot
- Robert Browning Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Robert Browning Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert Browning Plot
- Kenyon Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Kenyon Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon Plot
- Larkin Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Larkin Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkin Plot
- Foster - Spencer Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Foster - Spencer Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster - Spencer Plot
- Lawton Foster Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lawton Foster Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton Foster Plot
- Murre Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Murre Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murre Plot
- Thomas Brightman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Enos - Crandall Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Enos - Crandall Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enos - Crandall Plot
- Hoxie Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hoxie Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie Family Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Worden Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Worden Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden Plot
- Nichols Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Nichols Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Plot
- Fenner Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Fenner Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenner Plot
- Bramen Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bramen Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramen Plot
- Carpenter Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Carpenter Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Plot
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Smith Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Smith Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Plot
- Barber Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Barber Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Plot
- Avis Barber Lot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Avis Barber Lot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Barber Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Avis Barber Lot is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Wyoming.
- The Avis Barber Lot has also been known as:
- Avis Barber Plot
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #HP049 <5>
- Caswell Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Caswell Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caswell Plot
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rockville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rockville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Moscow
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Canonchet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Canonchet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
- Hope Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hope Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
- Hopkinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,095 people
- Hopkinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Wyoming
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wyoming is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Arcadia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Alton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Richmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Richmond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,886 people
- Voluntown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Voluntown is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
- North Stonington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stonington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,197 people
- Ashaway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ashaway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashaway
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Carolina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carolina is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Lewis City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City
- Voluntown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burdickville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Burdickville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville
- Shannock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shannock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannock
- Usquepaug
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Usquepaug is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usquepaug
- Austin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Austin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Glasgo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Stonington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Charlestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Charlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,836 people
- Kenyon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kenyon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Tripps Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tripps Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripps Corner
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 Rockville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rockville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hope Valley
- Shannock
- Voluntown
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 helpful 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 Rockville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Rhode Island:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Rockville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1902440 (Rockville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1902440 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 105 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Voluntown
- Location given for Rockville Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.516766 Lon: -71.76118
- 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 Washington, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rockville 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |