A visit to the Wilbur 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 Wilbur Plot ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilbur Plot:
41.4493, -71.7515
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilbur Plot can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilbur Plot is located in Washington County<2>.
. Wakefield lies 12 miles [19.3 km]
<3> to the east of the Wilbur Plot .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilbur Plot.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 39 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Wilbur Plot.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilbur Plot, with the nearest first.
- Lawton Foster Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Lawton Foster Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton Foster Plot
- Spicer Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- 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 west)
- Mary Lewis Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mary Lewis Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Lewis Plot
- Daniel Peckham Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Daniel Peckham Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Peckham Plot
- Peter Davis Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Peter Davis Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Davis Plot
- Thomas Wilbur Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Thomas Wilbur Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Wilbur Plot
- Daniel Lewis Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Daniel Lewis Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Lewis Plot
- Elias Lewis Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Elias Lewis Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elias Lewis Plot
- Babcock Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Noyes - Wells Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Noyes - Wells Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyes - Wells Plot
- George Babcock Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The George Babcock Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Babcock Plot
- Continue List (27 more) ...
- Boss Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Boss Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss Plot
- Hoxsie - Cayer Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hoxsie - Cayer Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxsie - Cayer Plot
- Nathan Kinyon Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Nathan Kinyon Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan Kinyon Plot
- Doctor Isaac Collins Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fones Palmer Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Fones Palmer Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fones Palmer Plot
- Enos - Crandall Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Enos - Crandall Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enos - Crandall Plot
- Brightman Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Thomas Brightman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Murre Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Murre Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murre Plot
- Foster - Spencer Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Foster - Spencer Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster - Spencer Plot
- Oatley Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Oatley Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatley Plot
- Burton Lot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Burton Lot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Lot
- Friends Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Friends Burial Ground is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Burial Ground
- Sarah Larkin Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sarah Larkin Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah Larkin Plot
- Curtis Maine Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Curtis Maine Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Maine Plot
- Wells Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wells Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Plot
- Reynolds - Johnson Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Thompson Wells Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Wells Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Wells Plot
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Ashaway
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #HP018 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #239324 <6>
- Nathaniel Cook Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Nathaniel Cook Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathaniel Cook Plot
- Gardiner - Green Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Gardiner - Green Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner - Green Plot
- Hall - Geer Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hall - Geer Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall - Geer Plot
- Joseph Burdick Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Joseph Burdick Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Burdick Plot
- Nathan Collins Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Nathan Collins Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan Collins Plot
- Palmer Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Palmer Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Family Cemetery
- Worden Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Worden Plot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden Plot
- Hoxie Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hoxie Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie Family Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilbur Plot.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilbur Plot, with the nearest first:
- Alton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Alton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Hopkinton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Hopkinton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,095 people
- Ashaway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ashaway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashaway
- Burdickville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burdickville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville
- Canonchet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Canonchet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
- Bradford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Charlestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Charlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,836 people
- Carolina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carolina is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Hope Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hope Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
- Shannock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shannock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannock
- Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wyoming is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Moscow
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Moscow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Pawcatuck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westerly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westerly is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
- Kenyon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kenyon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- North Stonington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clarks Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Village is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Westerly
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Langworthy Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Langworthy Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy Corner
- Charlestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Charlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Richmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,886 people
- Arcadia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Arcadia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Wequetequock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wequetequock is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetequock
- Weekapaug
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Weekapaug is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weekapaug
- Usquepaug
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Usquepaug is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usquepaug
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 Wilbur Plot. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilbur 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 like to 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 Wilbur 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 Wilbur Plot:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1902627 (Wilbur Lot)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1902627 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: 58 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ashaway
- Location given for Wilbur Lot:
- Lat: 41.4492663 Lon: -71.7514565
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wilbur 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. |
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