A visit to the Thompson Wells 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 Thompson Wells Plot ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thompson Wells Plot:
41.4376, -71.7870
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thompson Wells Plot can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Thompson Wells Plot is located in Washington County<2>.
. Wakefield lies 14 miles [22.5 km]
<3> to the east of the Thompson Wells Plot .
Open a Google Map centered on the Thompson Wells Plot.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 34 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Thompson Wells Plot.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Wells Plot, with the nearest first.
- Curtis Maine Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Curtis Maine Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Maine Plot
- Friends Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Friends Burial Ground is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Burial Ground
- Noyes - Wells Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Noyes - Wells Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyes - Wells Plot
- Babcock Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Elias Lewis Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Elias Lewis Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elias Lewis Plot
- Witter Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Witter Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter Plot
- Spicer Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Spicer Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer Plot
- General George Thurston Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sarah Larkin Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Sarah Larkin Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah Larkin Plot
- Oatley Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Oatley Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatley Plot
- Hopkinton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hopkinton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton Cemetery
- Nathaniel Cook Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Nathaniel Cook Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathaniel Cook Plot
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Boss Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Boss Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss Plot
- Hezekiah Collins Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hezekiah Collins Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hezekiah Collins Plot
- Wilbur Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilbur Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur Plot
- Burton Lot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Burton Lot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Lot
- Maine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Maine Cemetery is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Gardiner - Green Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gardiner - Green Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner - Green Plot
- Hall - Geer Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall - Geer Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall - Geer Plot
- Joseph Burdick Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Joseph Burdick Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Burdick Plot
- George Babcock Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The George Babcock Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Babcock Plot
- Hoxsie - Cayer Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hoxsie - Cayer Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxsie - Cayer Plot
- Nathan Kinyon Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Nathan Kinyon Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan Kinyon Plot
- Fones Palmer Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fones Palmer Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fones Palmer Plot
- Doctor Isaac Collins Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nathan Collins Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Nathan Collins Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan Collins Plot
- Worden Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Worden Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden Plot
- Enos - Crandall Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Enos - Crandall Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enos - Crandall Plot
- Lawton Foster Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lawton Foster Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton Foster Plot
- Murre Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Murre Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murre Plot
- Brightman Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Brightman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Foster - Spencer Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Foster - Spencer Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster - Spencer Plot
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]<3> of the Thompson Wells Plot.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thompson Wells Plot, with the nearest first:
- Ashaway
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ashaway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashaway
- Hopkinton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Hopkinton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,095 people
- Bradford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Burdickville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burdickville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville
- Alton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Pawcatuck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westerly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westerly is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
- Canonchet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Canonchet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
- North Stonington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stonington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,197 people
- North Stonington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Westerly
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Westerly is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,328 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wequetequock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wequetequock is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetequock
- Clarks Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Village is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Langworthy Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Langworthy Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy Corner
- Charlestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Charlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,836 people
- Carolina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carolina is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Hope Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hope Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
- Moscow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Moscow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Stonington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,566 people
- Avondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Avondale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Weekapaug
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Weekapaug is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weekapaug
- Shannock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shannock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannock
- Wyoming
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wyoming is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Charlestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Charlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Kenyon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kenyon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
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 Thompson Wells Plot. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Wells Plot.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hope Valley
- Shannock
- Westerly
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Thompson Wells 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 Thompson Wells Plot:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1902555 (Thompson Wells Lot)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1902555 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: 29 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ashaway
- Location given for Thompson Wells Lot:
- Lat: 41.4375995 Lon: -71.787013
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thompson Wells 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |