A visit to the Royal Indian Burial Ground ...
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 Royal Indian Burial Ground ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Royal Indian Burial Ground:
41.4084, -71.6587
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Royal Indian Burial Ground can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Royal Indian Burial Ground is located in Washington County<2>.
. Wakefield lies just to the east northeast of the Royal Indian Burial Ground .
Open a Google Map centered on the Royal Indian Burial Ground.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Royal Indian Burial Ground.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Royal Indian Burial Ground, with the nearest first.
- Burdick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Burdick Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick Cemetery
- Aldrich Potter Lot
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Aldrich Potter Lot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich Potter Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Aldrich Potter Lot is located outside and to the west of Charlestown.
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #CH032 <5>
- Charlestown Indian Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Green Lot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Allen Green Lot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Green Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Allen Green Lot is located in Shannock.
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #CH045 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2213539 <6>
- Hoxsie - Cayer Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hoxsie - Cayer Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxsie - Cayer Plot
- George Babcock Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The George Babcock Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Babcock Plot
- Joseph Burdick Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Joseph Burdick Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Burdick Plot
- Hall - Geer Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hall - Geer Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall - Geer Plot
- White Brook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The White Brook Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Brook Cemetery
- Nathan Kinyon Plot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Nathan Kinyon Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan Kinyon Plot
- Boss Plot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Boss Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss Plot
- Gardiner - Green Plot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gardiner - Green Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner - Green Plot
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Doctor Isaac Collins Plot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nathan Collins Plot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Nathan Collins Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan Collins Plot
- Fones Palmer Plot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fones Palmer Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fones Palmer Plot
- Hezekiah Collins Plot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hezekiah Collins Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hezekiah Collins Plot
- Wilbur Plot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilbur Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur Plot
- Witter Plot
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Witter Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter Plot
- Daniel Lewis Plot
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Daniel Lewis Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Lewis Plot
- Elias Lewis Plot
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Elias Lewis Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elias Lewis Plot
- Babcock Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Noyes - Wells Plot
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Noyes - Wells Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyes - Wells Plot
- Nathaniel Cook Plot
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Nathaniel Cook Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathaniel Cook Plot
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Royal Indian Burial Ground.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Royal Indian Burial Ground, with the nearest first:
- Charlestown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Charlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,836 people
- Charlestown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Charlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Shannock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shannock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannock
- Carolina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carolina is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Kenyon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kenyon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Alton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Burdickville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Burdickville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville
- Bradford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Perryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Perryville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Canonchet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canonchet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
- Ashaway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ashaway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashaway
- Langworthy Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Langworthy Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy Corner
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Weekapaug
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weekapaug is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weekapaug
- Wyoming
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wyoming is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Hope Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hope Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
- Jerusalem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- South Kingstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,454 people
- Curtis Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- Kingston Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Station
- Usquepaug
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Usquepaug is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usquepaug
- Hopkinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,095 people
- Hopkinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Peace Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Peace Dale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Dale
- Rocky Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rocky Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
- Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Richmond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Richmond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,886 people
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 Royal Indian Burial Ground. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Royal Indian Burial Ground.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hope Valley
- Kingston
- Shannock
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Royal Indian Burial Ground:
- 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 Royal Indian Burial Ground:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1902453 (Royal Indian Burial Ground)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1902453 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: 40 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carolina
- Location given for Royal Indian Burial Ground:
- Lat: 41.408434 Lon: -71.6586746
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Royal Indian Burial Ground) 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. |