A visit to the Westcott - Brown 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 Westcott - Brown Plot ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Westcott - Brown Plot:
41.7129, -71.4656
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Westcott - Brown Plot can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Westcott - Brown Plot is located in Kent County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Westcott - Brown Plot.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Westcott - Brown Plot, with the nearest first.
- Rice Burial Yard
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Rice Burial Yard is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Burial Yard
- General Thomas Westcott Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Thomas Rice Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Thomas Rice Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Rice Plot
- Foster Kenyon Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Foster Kenyon Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Kenyon Plot
- Jerauld - Gerald Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Nathaniel Arnold Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Joseph Briggs Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Joseph Briggs Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Briggs Plot
- Gorton - Arnold Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Thomas Taylor Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Thomas Taylor Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Taylor Plot
- Mowry - Knight - Mott Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ambrose Taylor Lot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ambrose Taylor Lot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose Taylor Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ambrose Taylor Lot is located outside and to the southwest of Warwick.
- The Ambrose Taylor Lot has also been known as:
- Ambrose Taylor Plot
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #WK106 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2276385 <6>
- Gorton Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Gorton Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorton Plot
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Prophet - Babcock - Holden Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- William J Cole Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The William J Cole Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William J Cole Plot
- Howard - Remington Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Notre Dame Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Notre Dame Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notre Dame Cemetery
- Holden - Bicknell - Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Remington - Arnold Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gorton - Wing Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gorton - Wing Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorton - Wing Plot
- Rogers Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rogers Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Plot
- David Bennett Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The David Bennett Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Bennett Plot
- Bennett - Spencer Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Marble Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Marble Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Plot
- John Budlong Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The John Budlong Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Budlong Plot
- Warwick Poor Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reverend Sameul Littlefield Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Vincent Gardner Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Vincent Gardner Plot is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Gardner Plot
- Lincoln Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Westcott - Brown Plot.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Westcott - Brown Plot, with the nearest first:
- Apponaug
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- West Warwick
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- Hillsgrove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
- Oaklawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oaklawn is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
- Cowesett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett
- Warwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Sockanosset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sockanosset is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sockanosset
- West Warwick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- Quidnick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
- East Greenwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Buttonwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Oakland Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kettle Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner
- Norwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Garden City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Meshanticut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meshanticut is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshanticut
- Phenix
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Phenix is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Shawomet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shawomet is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawomet
- Bellefonte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefonte is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Cranston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cranston is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Knightsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Knightsville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Arkwright
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arkwright is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
- Coventry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Shippee Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shippee Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner
- East Greenwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
- Thornton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- 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 Westcott - Brown Plot. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kent County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westcott - Brown Plot.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Apponaug
- Cranston
- Phenix
- 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 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 Westcott - Brown Plot:
- 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 Westcott - Brown Plot:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1903070 (Westcott-Brown Lot)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1903070 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: 20 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: East Greenwich
- Location given for Westcott-Brown Lot:
- Lat: 41.7128785 Lon: -71.465614
- 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- Westcott - Brown 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. |