A visit to the West Greenwich 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 West Greenwich Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Greenwich Cemetery:
41.6384, -71.7531
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Greenwich Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Greenwich Cemetery is located in Kent County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the West Greenwich Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the West Greenwich Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Greenwich Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Allen James Lot
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Allen Lot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Allen Lot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Allen Lot is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of West Greenwich.
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #WG010 <5>
- Perkins Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gallups Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gallups Cemetery is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallups Cemetery
- Henry Barber Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Henry Barber Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Barber Plot
- Perkins Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Perkins Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Plot
- Richmond Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Richmond Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Plot
- Lillibridge Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lillibridge Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillibridge Plot
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oneco Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2233379 <6>
- Cedar Swamp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cedar Swamp Cemetery is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Swamp Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Locke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Locke Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Brainard Plot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Brainard Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard Plot
- Crandall Plot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Crandall Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Plot
- Job Kenyon Plot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Job Kenyon Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Job Kenyon Plot
- Richmond Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Barber Plot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Barber Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Plot
- Thomas Wilcox Plot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomas Wilcox Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Wilcox Plot
- Lewis - Himes - Tillinghast Plot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willcox - Tate Plot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Willcox - Tate Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willcox - Tate Plot
- Cezar Onion Plot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cezar Onion Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cezar Onion Plot
- Sheldon Plot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sheldon Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon Plot
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Greenwich Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Greenwich Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lewis City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City
- Greene
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greene is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Oneco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ekonk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ekonk is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk
- Rice City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rice City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice City
- Voluntown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Voluntown is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
- West Greenwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
- Gortons Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gortons Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortons Corner
- Coventry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
- Sterling
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
- Arcadia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Austin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Austin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Kitts Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kitts Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
- Sterling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Voluntown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moscow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moscow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Almyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Almyville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville
- Moosup
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,084 people
- Griswold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Griswold is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
- Glasgo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hope Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hope Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
- Wyoming
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wyoming is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Richmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,886 people
- Spring Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Central Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Plainfield Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Plainfield Village is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Village
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 West Greenwich Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kent County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Greenwich Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hope Valley
- Moosup
- Plainfield
- Voluntown
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 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 West Greenwich Cemetery:
- 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 West Greenwich Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1903065 (West Greenwich Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1903065 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: 153 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oneco
- Location given for West Greenwich Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6384326 Lon: -71.7531245
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Greenwich 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. |
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