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 Fort Ninigret (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 Fort Ninigret. 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 Fort Ninigret ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Fort Ninigret: Ft. Ninigret
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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
Fort Ninigret is located in Washington 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 Washington County: New London (CT), Windham (CT), Dukes (MA), Suffolk (NY), Bristol, Kent & Newport.
Below are the counties that are near Fort Ninigret. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fort Ninigret:
- Washington County (The home county of Fort Ninigret)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Ninigret, with the one closest to Fort Ninigret listed first.
- Charlestown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Charlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Charlestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Charlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,836 people
- Perryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Perryville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Kenyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kenyon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Shannock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shannock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannock
- Burdickville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burdickville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville
- Carolina
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carolina is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Alton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Bradford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Jerusalem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Langworthy Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Langworthy Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy Corner
- Weekapaug
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weekapaug is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weekapaug
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Ninigret, with the one closest to Fort Ninigret listed first.
- Bristol
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Annawomscutt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Barrington
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Bristol
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Barrington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Coggeshall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Warren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Ninigret, with the one closest to Fort Ninigret listed first.
- West Greenwich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- West Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
- Kitts Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kitts Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
- Shippee Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Shippee Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner
- East Greenwich
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
- Gortons Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gortons Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortons Corner
- Coventry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Spring Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Lake is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- East Greenwich
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Coventry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
- Greene
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Greene is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Quidnick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
- Cowesett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett
- Newport County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Ninigret, with the one closest to Fort Ninigret listed first.
- Clarks Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Jamestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Brenton Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brenton Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenton Village
- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
- Newport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
- Newport East
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newport East is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport East
- Lawtons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawtons is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
- Middletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
- Middletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Melville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Melville is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Prudence Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island
- Portsmouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Providence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Ninigret, with the one closest to Fort Ninigret listed first.
- Kent ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kent is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Richmond ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Richmond is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Clayville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Clayville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
- Oaklawn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oaklawn is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
- Sockanosset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sockanosset is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sockanosset
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Garden City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Meshanticut
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Meshanticut is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshanticut
- Rockland ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Cranston
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Foster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Foster is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Bellefonte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefonte is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- New London County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Ninigret, with the one closest to Fort Ninigret listed first.
- Pawcatuck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clarks Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clarks Village is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Wequetequock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wequetequock is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetequock
- North Stonington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Stonington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Stonington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,566 people
- Stonington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Voluntown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Voluntown is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
- Mystic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Old Mystic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Glasgo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mashantucket
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Ninigret, with the one closest to Fort Ninigret listed first.
- Ekonk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ekonk is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk
- Oneco
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sterling
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sterling is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
- Plainfield Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield Village is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Village
- Plainfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Almyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Almyville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville
- Moosup
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,084 people
- Canterbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Central Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Canterbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canterbury is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,088 people
- Bristol County (MA)
- Acoaxet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Acoaxet is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acoaxet
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fort Ninigret, see our County-by-County Page for Fort Ninigret.
Cemeteries Near Fort Ninigret ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fort Ninigret.
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 Fort Ninigret - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fort Ninigret covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fort Ninigret, with the one closest to Fort Ninigret listed first.
- Charlestown Indian Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Aldrich Potter Lot
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich Potter Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Aldrich Potter Lot is located outside and to the west of Charlestown.
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #CH032 <2>
- Royal Indian Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Burdick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Green Lot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Joseph Burdick Plot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hoxsie - Cayer Plot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Boss Plot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- George Babcock Plot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hall - Geer Plot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gardiner - Green Plot
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- White Brook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (570 more) ...
- Nathan Kinyon Plot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hezekiah Collins Plot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Witter Plot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Fort Ninigret in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fort Ninigret.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Ninigret, with the one closest to Fort Ninigret listed first.
- Charlestown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Charlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Green Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Quonochontaug
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quonochontaug is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quonochontaug
- Perryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Perryville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Wood River Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wood River Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River Junction
- Kenyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kenyon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Shannock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shannock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannock
- Matunuck
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Matunuck is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matunuck
- Carolina
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carolina is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Woodville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Ashaway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ashaway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashaway
- Point Judith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Point Judith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Judith
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wakefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wakefield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Gould
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gould is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Canonchet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Canonchet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fort Ninigret. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fort Ninigret.
Newspapers Published in Fort Ninigret ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Ninigret.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fort Ninigret, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fort Ninigret.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Fort Ninigret:
- Websites specific to Rhode Island
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Kent County
- Newport County
- Providence County
- New London County
- Windham County
- Bristol County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Rhode Island
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Fort Ninigret, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Fort Ninigret) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |