A visit to the Smithfield 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 Smithfield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smithfield Cemetery:
41.8354, -71.5876
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smithfield Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Smithfield Cemetery is located in Providence County<2>.
The county seat for Providence County is located in Providence. Providence lies just to the east of the Smithfield Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Smithfield Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Smithfield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smithfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Abel Tanner Lot
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Abel Tanner Lot is also 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>
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Colvin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Colvin Cemetery is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvin Cemetery
- Phillips Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Welcome Sprague Lot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Welcome Sprague Lot is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Sprague Lot
- Greenville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenville Cemetery is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Cemetery
- The Greenville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Greenville.
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #SM045 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209310 <6>
- Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Harmony Cemetery is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Irons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Irons Cemetery is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irons Cemetery
- Salisbury Family Graves
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Salisbury Family Graves is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Family Graves
- Abel Mowry Lot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Steere Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Steere Cemetery is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steere Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Aldrich-Wilmarth Lot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Aldrich-Wilmarth Lot is also 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>
- Remington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Remington Cemetery is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington Cemetery
- Waterman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Waterman Cemetery is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterman Cemetery
- Highland Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Highland Memorial Park is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Providence.
- The Highland Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Highland Memorial Park Cemetery
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #JN008 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1572077 <6>
- Devaul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Devaul Cemetery is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devaul Cemetery
- Rockland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rockland Cemetery is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Cemetery
- 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>
- Elder Stephen Sweet Lot
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Elder Stephen Sweet Lot is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Stephen Sweet Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elder Stephen Sweet Lot is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Johnston.
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #JN017 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2419545 <6>
- Intervale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Intervale Cemetery is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale Cemetery
- Abial Mowry Lot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Abial Mowry Lot is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abial Mowry Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Abial Mowry Lot is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Smithfield.
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #SM081 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2266888 <6>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Smithfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smithfield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- North Scituate
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Scituate is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- Scituate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Scituate is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,727 people
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ashland was located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Johnston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Johnston is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,366 people
- Greenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harmony is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Rockland ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland was located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Richmond ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Richmond was located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Simmonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Simmonsville is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Spragueville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spragueville is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spragueville
- Chopmist
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chopmist is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopmist
- Kent ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kent was located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Glocester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glocester is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glocester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,352 people
- Centerdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Centerdale is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerdale
- Esmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Esmond is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
- Smithfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Smithfield is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,842 people
- Clayville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clayville is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
- Thornton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thornton is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Dyerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dyerville is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyerville
- North Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Providence is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,507 people
- North Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Providence is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Providence
- Smithfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smithfield is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Simmons Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Simmons Corner is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Corner
- Foster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Foster is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Arkwright
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Arkwright is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
- Meshanticut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meshanticut is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshanticut
- Knightsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Knightsville is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Olneyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Olneyville is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olneyville
- Hanton City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hanton City was located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanton City
- Hanton City has also been known as:
- Lost City
- Chepachet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chepachet is also located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
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 Smithfield Cemetery. The following communities are located in Providence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smithfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Smithfield 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 Smithfield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1904288 (Smithfield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1904288 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: 101 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: North Scituate
- Location given for Smithfield Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8353772 Lon: -71.5875637
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smithfield 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. |