A visit to the Spring Greene Burial Ground ...
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 Spring Greene Burial Ground ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spring Greene Burial Ground:
41.7368, -71.3912
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spring Greene Burial Ground can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Spring Greene Burial Ground is located in Kent County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Spring Greene Burial Ground.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Spring Greene Burial Ground.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spring Greene Burial Ground, with the nearest first.
- New Pawtuxet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pawtuxet Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Pawtuxet Memorial Park is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtuxet Memorial Park
- The Pawtuxet Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Pawtuxet Highland Cemetery
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #WK142 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1887059 <6>
- Phillips - Moone - Jenkins Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Utter - Arnold - Rhodes Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Vincent Gardner Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Vincent Gardner Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Gardner Plot
- Benjamin Lockwood Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Colonel John Waterman Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Baptist Church Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- William Jenison Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The William Jenison Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Jenison Plot
- Stafford Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Stafford Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Plot
- Lincoln Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Reverend Sameul Littlefield Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Stone Castle Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Stone Castle Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Castle Plot
- Captain Randall Holden Jr. Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Governor Samuel Gorton Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Little Neck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Little Neck Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Neck Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Covill Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Covill Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covill Plot
- Perry Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Perry Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Plot
- Joseph Bennett Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Joseph Bennett Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Bennett Plot
- Lippett Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lippett Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippett Plot
- Howard - Remington Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prophet - Babcock - Holden Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- William J Cole Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The William J Cole Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William J Cole Plot
- Gorton Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gorton Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorton Plot
- Marble Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Marble Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Plot
- John Budlong Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The John Budlong Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Budlong Plot
- Warwick Poor Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Thomas Holden Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Thomas Holden Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Holden Plot
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Spring Greene Burial Ground.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spring Greene Burial Ground, with the nearest first:
- Shawomet
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shawomet is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawomet
- Hillsgrove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
- Warwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Kettle Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner
- Bellefonte
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Annawomscutt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Riverside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Norwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Buttonwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Oakland Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach
- Barrington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Kent Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kent Corner is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Cranston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cranston is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Garden City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Sockanosset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sockanosset is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sockanosset
- Apponaug
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- Barrington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Armington Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Armington Corner is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Corner
- Knightsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Knightsville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Meshanticut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meshanticut is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshanticut
- Oaklawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oaklawn is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
- Cowesett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett
- Warren
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Seekonk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
- Luthers Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Luthers Corners is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Corners
- Leonard Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Leonard Corner is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Corner
- Six Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Six Corners is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
- East Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Providence is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
- Thornton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thornton is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
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 Spring Greene Burial Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kent County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spring Greene Burial Ground.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Apponaug
- Cranston
- East Providence
- Warren
- Warwick
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 Spring Greene Burial Ground:
- 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 Spring Greene Burial Ground:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1903023 (Spring Greene Burial Ground)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1903023 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: 14 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: East Greenwich
- Location given for Spring Greene Burial Ground:
- Lat: 41.7367677 Lon: -71.3911659
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spring Greene Burial Ground) 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. |