A visit to the Saint Marys 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. Marys Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Marys Cemetery:
41.6937, -71.5209
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Kent County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Marys Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the St. Marys Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Marys Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Coventry.
- The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Knotty Oak Cemetery
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #CY066 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1060043 <6>
- Wightman - Sweet Lot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rogers Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Rogers Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Plot
- Gorton - Wing Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Gorton - Wing Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorton - Wing Plot
- Remington - Arnold Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Foster Kenyon Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Foster Kenyon Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Kenyon Plot
- General Thomas Westcott Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #64
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #63
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #1
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #43
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #42
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #7
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #22
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #72
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #73
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #74
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- David Bennett Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The David Bennett Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Bennett Plot
- Bennett - Spencer Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nathaniel Arnold Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Captain Samuel Green Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jerauld - Gerald Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Thomas Rice Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Thomas Rice Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Rice Plot
- Notre Dame Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Notre Dame Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notre Dame Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the St. Marys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Marys Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Warwick
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- Quidnick
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
- Phenix
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Phenix is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- West Warwick
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- Spring Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Spring Lake is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Arkwright
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arkwright is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
- Coventry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Shippee Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shippee Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner
- Cowesett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett
- Apponaug
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- 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
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
- East Greenwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hillsgrove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
- Oaklawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oaklawn is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
- Buttonwoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Warwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Garden City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Sockanosset
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sockanosset is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sockanosset
- Meshanticut
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Meshanticut is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshanticut
- Kent ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kent is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Kitts Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kitts Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
- Mount View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount View is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
- Oakland Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach
- Kettle Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner
- Norwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Knightsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knightsville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
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. Marys Cemetery. The following communities are located in Kent County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Marys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 St. Marys Cemetery:
- 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 St. Marys Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1903003 (Saint Marys Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1903003 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: 47 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crompton
- Location given for Saint Marys Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6937116 Lon: -71.5208942
- 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 '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- St. Marys 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. |