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A visit to the White Brook 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 White Brook Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the White Brook Cemetery:

41.4668, -71.6726

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the White Brook Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The White Brook Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

. Wakefield lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the White Brook Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the White Brook Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 35 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the White Brook Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from White Brook Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Allen Green Lot
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Doctor Isaac Collins Plot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
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  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
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  • Carpenter Plot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Carpenter Plot is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Plot
  • Bramen Plot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bramen Plot is located in Washington County
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  • Fenner Plot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fenner Plot is located in Washington County
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  • Nichols Plot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Nichols Plot is located in Washington County
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  • Palmer Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Palmer Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
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  • Worden Plot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Worden Plot is located in Washington County
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  • Nathan Collins Plot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Nathan Collins Plot is located in Washington County
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  • Fones Palmer Plot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Fones Palmer Plot is located in Washington County
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  • Continue List   (23 more) ...
    • Hezekiah Collins Plot
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Hezekiah Collins Plot is located in Washington County
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    • Nathan Kinyon Plot
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Nathan Kinyon Plot is located in Washington County
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    • Boss Plot
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Boss Plot is located in Washington County
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    • Hoxsie - Cayer Plot
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hoxsie - Cayer Plot is located in Washington County
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    • George Babcock Plot
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The George Babcock Plot is located in Washington County
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    • Woodmansee Plot
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Woodmansee Plot is located in Washington County
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    • Barber Plot
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Barber Plot is located in Washington County
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    • Smith Plot
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Smith Plot is located in Washington County
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    • Robert Browning Plot
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Robert Browning Plot is located in Washington County
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    • Francis Tanner Plot
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Francis Tanner Plot is located in Washington County
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    • Hoxie Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Hoxie Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
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    • Brightman Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Thomas Brightman Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Foster - Spencer Plot
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Foster - Spencer Plot is located in Washington County
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    • Murre Plot
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Murre Plot is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murre Plot
    • Enos - Crandall Plot
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Enos - Crandall Plot is located in Washington County
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    • Lawton Foster Plot
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Lawton Foster Plot is located in Washington County
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    • Wilbur Plot
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Wilbur Plot is located in Washington County
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    • Witter Plot
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Witter Plot is located in Washington County
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    • Hall - Geer Plot
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hall - Geer Plot is located in Washington County
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    • Joseph Burdick Plot
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Joseph Burdick Plot is located in Washington County
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    • Burdick Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Burdick Cemetery is located in Washington County
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    • Royal Indian Burial Ground
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

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 White Brook Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from White Brook Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Carolina
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Carolina is located in Washington County
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  • Shannock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Shannock is located in Washington County
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  • Kenyon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kenyon is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
  • Alton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Alton is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Charlestown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Charlestown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,836 people
  • Wyoming
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wyoming is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Hope Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hope Valley is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
  • Canonchet
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Canonchet is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
  • Burdickville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Burdickville is located in Washington County
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  • Usquepaug
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Usquepaug is located in Washington County
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  • Richmond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Richmond is located in Washington County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,886 people
  • Charlestown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Charlestown is located in Washington County
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  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Kingston Station
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Kingston Station is located in Washington County
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    • Moscow
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Moscow is located in Washington County
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    • Hopkinton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Hopkinton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,095 people
    • Hopkinton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Hopkinton is located in Washington County
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    • Ashaway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ashaway is located in Washington County
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    • Arcadia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Arcadia is located in Washington County
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    • Bradford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bradford is located in Washington County
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    • Tripps Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tripps Corner is located in Washington County
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    • Perryville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Perryville is located in Washington County
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    • South Kingstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • South Kingstown is located in Washington County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,454 people
    • Curtis Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Curtis Corner is located in Washington County
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    • Kingston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Kingston is located in Washington County
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    • Liberty
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Liberty is located in Washington County
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    • Exeter
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Exeter is located in Washington County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 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 White Brook Cemetery. The following communities are located in Washington County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The White Brook Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 White Brook Cemetery:

  • 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 White Brook Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1902611  (White Brook Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1902611 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: 26 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Carolina
      • Location given for White Brook Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.4667669     Lon: -71.6725651
      • 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- White Brook 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.