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A visit to the Saint Sebastian 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. Sebastian Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Sebastian Cemetery:

41.3623, -71.8328

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Sebastian Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The St. Sebastian Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

. Wakefield lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east northeast of the St. Sebastian Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Sebastian Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the St. Sebastian Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Sebastian Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • St. Michael Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The St. Michael Cemetery is located in New London County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in New London County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
  • Wequetoquock Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Wequetoquock Cemetery is located in New London County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetoquock Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in New London County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Hopkinton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hopkinton Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in New London County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Brown - Randall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Brown - Randall Cemetery is located in New London County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown - Randall Cemetery
  • Hilliard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Hilliard Cemetery is located in New London County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard Cemetery
  • Robinson Burial Ground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Robinson Burial Ground is located in New London County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Burial Ground
  • Brown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in New London County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • Miner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Miner Cemetery is located in New London County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner Cemetery
  • Gardiner - Green Plot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Gardiner - Green Plot is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner - Green Plot
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Nathaniel Cook Plot
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Nathaniel Cook Plot is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathaniel Cook Plot
    • Daniel Lewis Plot
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Daniel Lewis Plot is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Lewis Plot
    • Thomas Wilbur Plot
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Thomas Wilbur Plot is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Wilbur Plot
    • Daniel Peckham Plot
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Daniel Peckham Plot is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Peckham Plot
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Ashaway
      • Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #HP018 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #239324 <6>
    • Thompson Wells Plot
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Thompson Wells Plot is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Wells Plot
    • Reynolds - Johnson Plot
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Reynolds - Johnson Plot is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds - Johnson Plot
    • Wells Plot
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Wells Plot is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Plot

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Sebastian Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Sebastian Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Clarks Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Clarks Village is located in New London County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
  • Westerly
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Westerly is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,328 people
  • Pawcatuck
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Westerly
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Westerly is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
  • Avondale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Avondale is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
  • Wequetequock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Wequetequock is located in New London County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetequock
  • Langworthy Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Langworthy Corner is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy Corner
  • Stonington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,566 people
  • Stonington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Weekapaug
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Weekapaug is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weekapaug
  • Ashaway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashaway is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashaway
  • North Stonington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Bradford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bradford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Burdickville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Burdickville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville
    • Old Mystic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mystic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • North Stonington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Alton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Alton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Hopkinton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • 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 north)
      • Hopkinton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
    • West Mystic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Noank
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Charlestown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Charlestown is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
    • Charlestown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Charlestown is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,836 people
    • Canonchet
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Canonchet is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
    • Mashantucket
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ledyard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ledyard is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,579 people
    • Groton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Groton is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,258 people
    • Poquonock Bridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Poquonock Bridge is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquonock Bridge

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. Sebastian 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 St. Sebastian Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Mystic
  • Noank
    • Noank lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Sebastian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Noank.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noank
  • Stonington
  • Westerly

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 St. Sebastian 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 St. Sebastian Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1902472  (Saint Sebastian Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1902472 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: 7 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Watch Hill
      • Location given for Saint Sebastian Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.3623219     Lon: -71.8328466
      • 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- St. Sebastian 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.
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