A visit to the Straight 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 Straight Plot ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Straight Plot:
41.5934, -71.6592
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Straight Plot can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Straight Plot is located in Washington County<2>.
. Wakefield lies 13 miles [20.9 km]
<3> to the southeast of the Straight Plot .
Open a Google Map centered on the Straight Plot.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Straight Plot.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Straight Plot, with the nearest first.
- Sheldon Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sheldon Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon Plot
- Cezar Onion Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Cezar Onion Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cezar Onion Plot
- Willcox - Tate Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Willcox - Tate Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willcox - Tate Plot
- Tefft Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Tefft Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tefft Family Cemetery
- Perkins Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Perkins Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Plot
- James Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The James Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Plot
- Lillibridge Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lillibridge Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillibridge Plot
- Lillibridge Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lillibridge Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lillibridge Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillibridge Plot
- Lewis - Himes - Tillinghast Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Thomas Wilcox Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Wilcox Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Wilcox Plot
- Barber Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Barber Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lockwood Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lockwood Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood Plot
- Tillinghast Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Tillinghast Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillinghast Plot
- Indian Rock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Indian Rock Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rock Cemetery
- Exeter Historical Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Eleazer Slocum Lot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Eleazer Slocum Lot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer Slocum Lot
- Barber Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Barber Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Plot
- Lillibridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lillibridge Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillibridge Cemetery
- Gardiner Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gardiner Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner Plot
- Anthony - Arnold Lot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Anthony - Arnold Lot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony - Arnold Lot
- The Anthony - Arnold Lot has also been known as:
- Anthony - Arnold Plot
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #EX016 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2457560 <6>
- Whitford Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Whitford Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford Plot
- Amos Whitford Lot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Whitford Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford Plot
- Amos Whitford Lot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- 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>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Straight Plot.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Straight Plot, with the nearest first:
- Austin
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Austin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- West Greenwich
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
- Lewis City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lewis City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City
- Arcadia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Kitts Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kitts Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
- Richmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Richmond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,886 people
- Tripps Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tripps Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripps Corner
- Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wyoming is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Exeter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
- Moscow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moscow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- 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 (14 more) ...
- Usquepaug
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Usquepaug is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usquepaug
- Exeter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Gortons Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gortons Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortons Corner
- Shippee Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shippee Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner
- Spring Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Coventry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
- Canonchet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Canonchet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
- Carolina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carolina is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Slocum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Slocum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Wickford Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction
- East Greenwich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
- Coventry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Greene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greene is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Voluntown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Voluntown is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
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 Straight Plot. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Straight Plot.
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 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 Straight 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 Straight Plot:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1902539 (Straight Lot)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1902539 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: 138 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hope Valley
- Location given for Straight Lot:
- Lat: 41.5934332 Lon: -71.6592321
- 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 from Point A (ie- Straight 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. |