A visit to the Saint Columbas 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 St. Columbas Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Columbas Cemetery:
41.5462, -71.3056
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Columbas Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Columbas Cemetery is located in Newport County<2>.
The county seat for Newport County is located in Newport. Newport lies just to the south of the St. Columbas Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Columbas Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the St. Columbas Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Columbas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Middletown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Middletown Cemetery is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Cemetery
- Braman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Braman Cemetery is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Cemetery
- Common Ground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Island Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Governors Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Governors Graveyard is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Graveyard
- Coddington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Coddington Cemetery is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coddington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coddington Cemetery is located in Newport.
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #NT009 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #406703 <6>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- The Jewish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Jewish Cemetery
- Barker Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cedar Cemetery is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cemetery
- Old Friends Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jamestown Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jamestown Town Cemetery is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Town Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jamestown Town Cemetery is located in Jamestown.
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Trinity Churchyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Arnold Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Arnold Burying Ground is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Burying Ground
- Newport Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Newport Memorial Park is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Memorial Park
- Portsmouth Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodman - Peckham Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gardiner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Gardiner Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Caleb Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Caleb Allen Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caleb Allen Cemetery
- Cashman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cashman Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashman Cemetery
- Congton - Packard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Casey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Casey Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Cemetery
- Willettt Carpenter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Columbas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Columbas Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lawtons
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lawtons is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
- Newport East
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Newport East is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport East
- Middletown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
- Portsmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Melville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Melville is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Jamestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
- Jamestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
- Portsmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Brenton Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brenton Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenton Village
- Prudence Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Saunderstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saunderstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunderstown
- Tiverton Four Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clarks Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Little Compton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Little Compton is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Little Compton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Little Compton is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,462 people
- Tiverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
- North Kingstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- Bridgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Sakonnet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sakonnet is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sakonnet
- Tiverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
- Bristol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Mount View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount View is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
- Wickford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wickford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford
- Belleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Belleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- North Kingstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
- Allenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
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 St. Columbas Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Newport County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Columbas 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 St. Columbas Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Rhode Island:
- Pages specific to Newport 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 St. Columbas Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1901866 (Saint Columbas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1901866 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: Newport
- Est. Elev: 25 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prudence Island
- Location given for Saint Columbas Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5462133 Lon: -71.3056061
- 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 Newport, 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 from Point A (ie- St. Columbas 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. |