A visit to the Walnut Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Walnut Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Walnut Hill Cemetery (FG ID #428201).
In addition, the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission <2> has a database entry for the Walnut Hill Cemetery (RIHCC ID: PW004).
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 Walnut Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Walnut Hill Cemetery:
41.8811, -71.3685
The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Providence County<3>.
The county seat for Providence County is located in Providence. Providence lies just to the south southwest of the Walnut Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Walnut Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> of the Walnut Hill Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walnut Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moshassuck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mineral Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Anns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Mt. St. Marys Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. St. Marys Cemetery
- Notre Dame Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Basil the Great Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Basil the Great Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Basil the Great Cemetery
- The St. Basil the Great Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Basil Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The North Burial Ground is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Burial Ground
- Swan Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hurst Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Holy Ghost Cemetery is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost Cemetery
- Newman Ave. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Newman Ave. Cemetery is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Ave. Cemetery
- Admiral Esek Hopkins Lot (Historic)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hunt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Newell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<4> of the Walnut Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Walnut Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pawtucket
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Darlington
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woodlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Central Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rumford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Seekonk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk
- Valley Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lonsdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saylesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Providence Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Attleborough City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Attleborough City is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City
- Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- East Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Six Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leonard Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carpenters Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dodgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dodgeville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Berkeley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Centerdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Providence is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,507 people
- Dyerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Olneyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Armington Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Luthers Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Seekonk
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
- Harris
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Lime Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Walnut Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Providence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walnut Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Central Falls
- East Providence
- Pawtucket
- Providence
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 Walnut Hill 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 Walnut Hill Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #428201
Referenced RIHCC Record: PW004
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1904411 (Walnut Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1904411 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: 24 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Attleboro
- Location given for Walnut Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8814888 Lon: -71.368944
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Walnut Hill Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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