Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Conanicut Park (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Conanicut Park. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Conanicut Park is located in Newport County .
To see how the shape of the state's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries .
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Newport County : Bristol (MA) , Bristol , Kent & Washington .
Below are the counties that are near Conanicut Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Conanicut Park:
Newport County (The home county of Conanicut Park)
The following are listed by their distance from Conanicut Park, with the one closest to Conanicut Park listed first.
Jamestown (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Jamestown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
Lawtons (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Lawtons is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons Melville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Melville is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville Prudence Island (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Prudence Island is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island Jamestown (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Jamestown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Portsmouth (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Portsmouth is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
Middletown (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Middletown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
Middletown (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Middletown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Newport East (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Newport East is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport East Newport (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Newport is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
Portsmouth (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Portsmouth is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Brenton Village (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Brenton Village is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenton Village Clarks Village (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Clarks Village is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village Bristol County
The following are listed by their distance from Conanicut Park, with the one closest to Conanicut Park listed first.
Bristol (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Bristol is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Bristol (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Bristol is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
Coggeshall (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Coggeshall is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall Annawomscutt (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt Barrington (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Barrington is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
Barrington (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Barrington is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Warren (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Warren is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
Warren (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Warren is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Kent County
The following are listed by their distance from Conanicut Park, with the one closest to Conanicut Park listed first.
Buttonwoods (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Buttonwoods is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods East Greenwich (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
East Greenwich is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
East Greenwich (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
East Greenwich is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich Oakland Beach (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Oakland Beach is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach Cowesett (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Cowesett is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett Shippee Corner (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Shippee Corner is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner Kettle Corner (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
Kettle Corner is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner Shawomet (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
Shawomet is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawomet Warwick (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
Warwick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
Apponaug (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
Apponaug is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug West Warwick (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
West Warwick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
Hillsgrove (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Hillsgrove is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove Quidnick (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
Quidnick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick Providence County
The following are listed by their distance from Conanicut Park, with the one closest to Conanicut Park listed first.
Bellefonte (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Bellefonte is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte Garden City (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Garden City is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Kent Corner (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Kent Corner is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner Riverside (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Riverside is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Sockanosset (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Sockanosset is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sockanosset Oaklawn (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
Oaklawn is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cranston (15 miles [24.1 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 (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
Knightsville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville Meshanticut (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
Meshanticut is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshanticut Armington Corner (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
Armington Corner is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Corner Carpenters Corner (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
Carpenters Corner is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner East Providence (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
East Providence is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
Kent ‑ Historic(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Kent is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Washington County
The following are listed by their distance from Conanicut Park, with the one closest to Conanicut Park listed first.
Saunderstown (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Saunderstown is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunderstown North Kingstown (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
North Kingstown is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown Mount View (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Mount View is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View Allenton (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Allenton is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton Belleville (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Belleville is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville North Kingstown (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
North Kingstown is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
Wickford (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Wickford is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Bridgetown (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Bridgetown is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown Wickford Junction (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Wickford Junction is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction Narragansett (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Narragansett is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett Population from the 2020 Census: 15,309 people
Narragansett (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Narragansett is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett Exeter (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Exeter is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Slocum (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Slocum is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum New London County (CT)
The following are listed by their distance from Conanicut Park, with the one closest to Conanicut Park listed first.
Voluntown (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Voluntown is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
North Stonington (26 miles [41.8 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
Voluntown (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Pawcatuck (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Glasgo (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Clarks Village (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Clarks Village is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village Griswold (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Griswold is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
North Stonington (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Wequetequock (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Wequetequock is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetequock Windham County (CT)
The following are listed by their distance from Conanicut Park, with the one closest to Conanicut Park listed first.
Oneco (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Ekonk (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Ekonk is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk Sterling (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Sterling is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
Sterling (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
South Killingly (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly Almyville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Almyville is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville Moosup (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Plainfield (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Plainfield is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Population from the 2020 Census: 15,084 people
Plainfield (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
East Killingly (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Wauregan (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Central Village (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Plainfield Village (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Plainfield Village is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Village Bristol County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Conanicut Park, with the one closest to Conanicut Park listed first.
Globe Village (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Globe Village is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village Acoaxet (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Acoaxet is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acoaxet Central Village (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Central Village is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village Westport (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Westport is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Population from the 2020 Census: 16,097 people
Fall River (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Fall River is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
Flint Village (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Flint Village is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village Ocean Grove (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove Westport Point (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Westport Point is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Point Bowenville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Bowenville is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowenville North Westport (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
North Westport is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westport Oak Grove Village (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Oak Grove Village is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Village Swansea Center (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Swansea Center is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Center Swansea (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Swansea is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
Dukes County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Conanicut Park, with the one closest to Conanicut Park listed first.
Cuttyhunk (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Cuttyhunk is located in Dukes County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuttyhunk Gosnold (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Gosnold is located in Dukes County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnold Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
Norfolk County (MA)
Plainville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Plainville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
Plymouth County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Conanicut Park, with the one closest to Conanicut Park listed first.
Mattapoisett (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
Lakeville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Lakeville is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
North Lakeville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville Rochester (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Rochester is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Conanicut Park, see our County-by-County Page for Conanicut Park .
Cemeteries Near Conanicut Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Conanicut Park.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know . If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Conanicut Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Conanicut Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Conanicut Park, with the one closest to Conanicut Park listed first.
Old Friends Burial Ground (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Cedar Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Greene Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
St. Columbas Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Hiscox Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Gardiner Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Allen - Pierce Farm Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Caleb Allen Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Burlingame Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Cashman Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Casey Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Congton - Packard Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Continue List (669 more) ...
Jamestown Town Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Holy Cross Episcopal Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
St. Paul - Updike Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Conanicut Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Conanicut Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Conanicut Park, with the one closest to Conanicut Park listed first.
Hamilton (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Hamilton is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Jamestown (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Jamestown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Allenton (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Allenton is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton Newport (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Newport is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
South Portsmouth (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
South Portsmouth is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth Wickford (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Wickford is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Lafayette (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Lafayette is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Belleville (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Belleville is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville Portsmouth (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Portsmouth is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Davisville (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Davisville is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville Wickford Junction (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Wickford Junction is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction Potowomut (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Potowomut is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potowomut Continue List (14 more) ...
Bristol Ferry (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Bristol Ferry is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Ferry Narragansett (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Narragansett is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett Buttonwoods (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Buttonwoods is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Conanicut Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Conanicut Park .
Newspapers Published in Conanicut Park ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) .
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Conanicut Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Conanicut Park, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> Extended Newspaper List for Conanicut Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Conanicut Park:
Websites specific to Rhode Island Pages specific to Newport County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Bristol County Kent County Providence County Washington County New London County Windham County Bristol County Dukes County Norfolk County Plymouth County Cemetery Information and Directories for Rhode Island Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Conanicut Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Conanicut Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. 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 . 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 . We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Conanicut Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.