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 Folly Landing (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 Folly Landing. 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.
Name Variations for Folly Landing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Folly Landing: Folly Lndg. (or less commonly used: Folly Lndng.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us .
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 and hospitals 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.
Folly Landing is located in Kent 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 Kent County : New London (CT) , Windham (CT) , Bristol , Newport , Providence & Washington .
Below are the counties that are near Folly Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Folly Landing:
Kent County (The home county of Folly Landing)
The following are listed by their distance from Folly Landing, with the one closest to Folly Landing listed first.
Cowesett (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Cowesett is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett Buttonwoods (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Buttonwoods is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods Apponaug (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Apponaug is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug East Greenwich (Less than 2 miles to the south)
East Greenwich is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich Oakland Beach (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Oakland Beach is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach Warwick (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Warwick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
West Warwick (2 miles [3.2 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 (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Hillsgrove is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove Kettle Corner (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Kettle Corner is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner Norwood (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Norwood is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood East Greenwich (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
East Greenwich is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
Quidnick (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Quidnick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick Bristol County
The following are listed by their distance from Folly Landing, with the one closest to Folly Landing listed first.
Annawomscutt (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt Barrington (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Barrington is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
Barrington (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Barrington is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Bristol (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Bristol is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
Bristol (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Bristol is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Warren (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Warren is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
Warren (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Warren is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Coggeshall (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Coggeshall is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall Newport County
The following are listed by their distance from Folly Landing, with the one closest to Folly Landing listed first.
Prudence Island (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Prudence Island is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island Jamestown (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Jamestown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
Melville (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Melville is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville Lawtons (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Lawtons is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons Portsmouth (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Portsmouth is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
Portsmouth (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Portsmouth is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Tiverton (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Tiverton is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Jamestown (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Jamestown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Middletown (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Middletown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Middletown (14 miles [22.5 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
Newport East (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Newport East is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport East Brenton Village (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Brenton Village is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenton Village Providence County
The following are listed by their distance from Folly Landing, with the one closest to Folly Landing listed first.
Garden City (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Garden City is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Oaklawn (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Oaklawn is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Sockanosset (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Sockanosset is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sockanosset Bellefonte (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Bellefonte is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte Cranston (6 miles [9.7 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 (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Knightsville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville Meshanticut (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Meshanticut is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshanticut Thornton (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Thornton is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Riverside (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Riverside is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Simmonsville (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Simmonsville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville Kent Corner (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Kent Corner is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner Kent ‑ Historic(8 miles [12.9 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 Folly Landing, with the one closest to Folly Landing listed first.
Mount View (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Mount View is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View Wickford Junction (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Wickford Junction is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction Wickford (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Wickford is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Belleville (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Belleville is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville North Kingstown (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
North Kingstown is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown Exeter (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Exeter is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Allenton (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Allenton is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton North Kingstown (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
North Kingstown is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
Slocum (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Slocum is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Exeter (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
Exeter is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
Liberty (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
Liberty is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Austin (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
Austin is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin New London County (CT)
The following are listed by their distance from Folly Landing, with the one closest to Folly Landing listed first.
Voluntown (20 miles [32.2 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
Voluntown (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Glasgo (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Griswold (25 miles [40.2 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 (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
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 (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Jewett City (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Pawcatuck (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Mashantucket (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Lisbon (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Lisbon is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
Preston (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Clarks Village (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Clarks Village is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village Windham County (CT)
The following are listed by their distance from Folly Landing, with the one closest to Folly Landing listed first.
Oneco (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Sterling (19 miles [30.6 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 (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Ekonk (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Ekonk is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk Almyville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Almyville is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville South Killingly (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly East Killingly (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Moosup (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Killingly (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Killingly is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
Central Village (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Plainfield (23 miles [37 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
Danielson (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Bristol County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Folly Landing, with the one closest to Folly Landing listed first.
Seekonk (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
Harris (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Harris is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Ocean Grove (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove South Rehoboth (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth Globe Village (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Globe Village is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village Swansea Center (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Swansea Center is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Center Swansea (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Swansea is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
Hortonville (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Hortonville is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville Bowenville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Bowenville is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowenville Fall River (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Fall River is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
North Seekonk (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk Rehoboth (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
Norfolk County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Folly Landing, with the one closest to Folly Landing listed first.
Burnt Swamp Corner (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner Plainville (23 miles [37 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
Sheldonville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville Wrentham (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Wrentham is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
Acorn Terrace (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace Bellingham (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Bellingham is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
Foxborough (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Foxborough is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxborough Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
Franklin (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Franklin is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
North Foxboro (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro Pondville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Pondville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville Norfolk (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Norfolk is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
South Walpole (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
South Walpole is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Walpole Plymouth County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Folly Landing, with the one closest to Folly Landing listed first.
Lakeville (28 miles [45.1 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 (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville Middleborough (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Middleborough is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
Namasket Village (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namasket Village Worcester County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Folly Landing, with the one closest to Folly Landing listed first.
Blackstone (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
Millerville (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Millerville is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville Millville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Millville is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
East Blackstone (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
East Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone Uxbridge (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uxbridge Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
Mendon (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Mendon is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
North Uxbridge (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge South Milford (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
South Milford is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford Douglas (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
Linwood (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Linwood is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood White City (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
White City is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City East Douglas (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
East Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Folly Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Folly Landing .
Cemeteries Near Folly Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Folly Landing.
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 Folly Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Folly Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Folly Landing, with the one closest to Folly Landing listed first.
Thomas Taylor Plot (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Ambrose Taylor Lot (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
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 <2>
Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2276385 <3>
Joseph Briggs Plot (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Governor Green Plot (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #23 (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #24 (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #25 (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
East Greenwich Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the south)
East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #36 (Less than 2 miles to the south)
St. Lukes Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the south)
East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #62 (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Gorton - Arnold Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Continue List (781 more) ...
Warwick Poor Farm Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Major General George Sears Green Plot (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
John Budlong Plot (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Folly Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Folly Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Folly Landing, with the one closest to Folly Landing listed first.
Chepiwanoxet (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Chepiwanoxet is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepiwanoxet Cowesett (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Cowesett is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett East Greenwich (Less than 2 miles to the south)
East Greenwich is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich Potowomut (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Potowomut is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potowomut Apponaug (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Apponaug is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug Buttonwoods (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Buttonwoods is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods Greenwood (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Greenwood is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Oakland Beach (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Oakland Beach is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach Warwick (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Warwick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
Pontiac (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Pontiac is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac Bayside (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Bayside is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Hillsgrove (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Hillsgrove is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove Continue List (13 more) ...
Natick (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Natick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick Crompton (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Crompton is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crompton Davisville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Davisville is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Folly Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Folly Landing .
Newspapers Published in Folly Landing ...
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 363 newspapers that have been published in the area around Folly Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Folly Landing, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<5> Extended Newspaper List for Folly Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Folly Landing:
Websites specific to Rhode Island Pages specific to Kent County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Bristol County Newport County Providence County Washington County New London County Windham County Bristol County Norfolk County Plymouth County Worcester County Cemetery Information and Directories for Rhode Island Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Folly Landing. 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. 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 Folly Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Folly Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.