A visit to the Sandy Brook 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 Sandy Brook Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sandy Brook Cemetery:
41.7820, -71.7251
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sandy Brook Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sandy Brook Cemetery is located in Providence County<2>.
The county seat for Providence County is located in Providence. Providence lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east of the Sandy Brook Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sandy Brook Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Sandy Brook Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sandy Brook Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Abraham Wilcox Lot
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Abraham Wilcox Lot is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham Wilcox Lot
- The Abraham Wilcox Lot has also been known as:
- Abraham Wilcox Family Lot
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #FR129 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2249502 <6>
- Hopkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Old Howard Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Old Howard Plot is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Howard Plot
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Stone Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Stone Plot is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Plot
- Hopkins Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopkins Mills Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Mills Cemetery
- Rockland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rockland Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rockland Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Clayville.
- The Rockland Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Rockland Cemetery
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #SC050 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2216037 <6>
- Devaul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Devaul Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devaul Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Fiske Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fiske Cemetery is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiske Cemetery
- Carpenter Lot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Carpenter Lot is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Lot
- The Carpenter Lot has also been known as:
- Doctor Thomas Carpenter Lot
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #FR094 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2249326 <6>
- Walker - Kelley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Walker - Kelley Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker - Kelley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Walker - Kelley Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the west of Coventry.
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #CY014 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2215805 <6>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Old South Killingly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New South Killingly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Card - Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Card - Clark Cemetery is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Card - Clark Cemetery
- Jedediah Shaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jedediah Shaw Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jedediah Shaw Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jedediah Shaw Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Sterling (CT).
- Phillips Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Aldrich-Wilmarth Lot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Aldrich-Wilmarth Lot is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich-Wilmarth Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Aldrich-Wilmarth Lot is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Chepachet.
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #SC002 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259717 <6>
- Burlingame Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Robert K. Brant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abel Tanner Lot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Abel Tanner Lot is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel Tanner Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Abel Tanner Lot is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of North Scituate.
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #SC036 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2232617 <6>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 34 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Sandy Brook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sandy Brook Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Foster
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Foster is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Simmons Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Simmons Corner is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Corner
- Clayville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clayville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
- Rockland ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rockland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rice City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rice City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice City
- Chopmist
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chopmist is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopmist
- Foster
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Foster is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Richmond ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Richmond is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Scituate
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Scituate is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,727 people
- South Killingly
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly
- Greene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greene is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Coventry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- East Killingly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
- Oneco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gortons Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gortons Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortons Corner
- Kent ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- North Scituate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Scituate is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- Killingly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
- Almyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Almyville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville
- Danielson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Brooklyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Brooklyn is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
- Wauregan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Moosup
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Glocester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Glocester is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester
- Arkwright
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arkwright is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
- Harmony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Glocester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glocester is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glocester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,352 people
- Chepachet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chepachet is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Burrillville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Burrillville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
- Ballouville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dayville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Sandy Brook Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Providence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sandy Brook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chepachet
- Dayville
- Moosup
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 websites either 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 Sandy Brook Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Rhode Island:
- Pages specific to Providence 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 Sandy Brook Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1904228 (Sandy Brook Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1904228 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: Providence
- Est. Elev: 153 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clayville
- Location given for Sandy Brook Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7820436 Lon: -71.7250684
- 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 Providence, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sandy Brook 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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