A visit to the Rose 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 Rose Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rose Cemetery:
41.5023, -71.5031
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rose Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rose Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
. Wakefield lies just to the south of the Rose Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Rose Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rose Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Henry Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Henry Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Family Cemetery
- OLiver Gardiner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Narragansett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Narragansett Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett Cemetery
- David Greene Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The David Greene Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Greene Cemetery
- John Gardiner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The John Gardiner Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Gardiner Cemetery
- Congdon - Gardiner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sherman - Shearman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Sweet Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sweet Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Plot
- Tisdale Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Tisdale Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale Plot
- Hazard Sherman Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hazard Sherman Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard Sherman Plot
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- Potter Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Potter Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Plot
- Ray Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ray Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Plot
- Fernwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fernwood Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood Cemetery
- Adams-Sweet Lot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Adams-Sweet Lot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams-Sweet Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adams-Sweet Lot is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Kingston.
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #SK085 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2379880 <6>
- Hammond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hammond Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
- Burlingame Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Burlingame Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame Cemetery
- Sweet - Austin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flagg Lane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Flagg Lane Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg Lane Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Fones - Haszard 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 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Rose Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rose Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kingston
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kingston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Slocum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Slocum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Kingston Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Station
- Curtis Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Curtis Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- South Kingstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,454 people
- Rocky Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rocky Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
- Peace Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Peace Dale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Dale
- Bridgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bridgetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Allenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- North Kingstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
- Belleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Narragansett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Narragansett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,309 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Narragansett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Narragansett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett
- Saunderstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Saunderstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunderstown
- North Kingstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- Exeter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
- Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Exeter
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Narragansett Pier
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Narragansett Pier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett Pier
- Wickford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wickford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford
- Wickford Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction
- Tripps Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tripps Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripps Corner
- Usquepaug
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Usquepaug is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usquepaug
- Clarks Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
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 Rose Cemetery. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rose Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Rose 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 Rose Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1902448 (Rose Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1902448 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: 59 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Slocum
- Location given for Rose Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5023235 Lon: -71.503115
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rose 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. |