A visit to the Sherman Plot ...
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 Sherman Plot ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sherman Plot:
41.5423, -71.6065
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sherman Plot can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sherman Plot is located in Washington County<2>.
. Wakefield lies 9 miles [14.5 km]
<3> to the southeast of the Sherman Plot .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sherman Plot.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Sherman Plot.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sherman Plot, with the nearest first.
- Bates Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bates Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Plot
- Wilcox - Durfee Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Wilcox - Durfee Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox - Durfee Plot
- Sherman Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Sherman Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Plot
- Reverend Solomon Sprague Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dawley Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Dawley Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawley Plot
- Dowley Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Dowley Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowley Plot
- Dawley - Straight Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Dawley - Straight Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawley - Straight Plot
- Lockwood Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lockwood Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood Plot
- Braman Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Braman Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Plot
- Potter Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Potter Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Plot
- Exeter School Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Exeter School Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter School Cemetery
- Preacher Smart Burial Yard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sweet - Tripp Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sweet - Tripp Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet - Tripp Plot
- Sweet Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sweet Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Plot
- Albert Sweet Lot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Albert Sweet Lot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert Sweet Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Albert Sweet Lot is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Exeter.
- The Albert Sweet Lot has also been known as:
- Albert Sweet Plot
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #EX126 <5>
- Sherman Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sherman Burial Ground is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Burial Ground
- Gardner Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gardner Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Plot
- Chapman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Dawley - Brown Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dawley - Brown Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawley - Brown Plot
- Hathaway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hathaway Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathaway Cemetery
- Amos Whitford Lot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Amos Whitford Lot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos Whitford Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amos Whitford Lot is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Exeter.
- The Amos Whitford Lot has also been known as:
- Amos Whitford Plot
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #EX019 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2288108 <6>
- Whitford Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Whitford Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford Plot
- Amos Whitford Lot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Amos Whitford Lot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos Whitford Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amos Whitford Lot is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Exeter.
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #EX111 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2370639 <6>
- Whitford Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Whitford Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford Plot
- Tillinghast Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Tillinghast Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillinghast 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 Sherman Plot.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sherman Plot, with the nearest first:
- Tripps Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tripps Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripps Corner
- Liberty
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Liberty is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Richmond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Richmond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,886 people
- Usquepaug
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Usquepaug is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usquepaug
- Exeter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
- Kingston Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Station
- Slocum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Slocum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Exeter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Austin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Austin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Arcadia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arcadia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Hope Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hope Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Carolina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carolina is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- West Greenwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
- Shannock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shannock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannock
- Kenyon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kenyon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Wickford Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction
- Lewis City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City
- Moscow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Moscow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Canonchet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Canonchet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
- South Kingstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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 southeast)
- Curtis Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- Allenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- North Kingstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
- Belleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Belleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- North Kingstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- Wickford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wickford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford
- Kitts Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kitts Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
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 Sherman Plot. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sherman Plot.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hope Valley
- Kingston
- Shannock
- Wickford
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 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 Sherman Plot:
- 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 Sherman Plot:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1902505 (Sherman Lot)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1902505 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: 103 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Slocum
- Location given for Sherman Lot:
- Lat: 41.5423226 Lon: -71.6064522
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sherman Plot) 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. |