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 Green Hill (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 Green Hill. 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 Green Hill ...
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.
Another variation: Greenhill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Green Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Green Hill.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Green Hill 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 Green Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Green Hill:
- Washington County (The home county of Green Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Hill, with the one closest to Green Hill listed first.
- Perryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Perryville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Charlestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Charlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Jerusalem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Point Judith
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Point Judith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Judith
- Kenyon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kenyon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Shannock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shannock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannock
- Charlestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Charlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,836 people
- Curtis Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- South Kingstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,454 people
- Peace Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peace Dale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Dale
- Alton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Burdickville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burdickville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville
- Carolina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carolina is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Hill, with the one closest to Green Hill listed first.
- Bristol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Annawomscutt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Barrington
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Barrington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Coggeshall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Warren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Warren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Hill, with the one closest to Green Hill listed first.
- East Greenwich
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
- West Greenwich
(18 miles [29 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
(19 miles [30.6 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Gortons Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gortons Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortons Corner
- 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
- Coventry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Cowesett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett
- Quidnick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
- Buttonwoods
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Coventry
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Greene is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Newport County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Hill, with the one closest to Green Hill listed first.
- Clarks Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Jamestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Brenton Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brenton Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenton Village
- Jamestown
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Newport East is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport East
- Lawtons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lawtons is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
- Middletown
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Sakonnet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sakonnet is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sakonnet
- Melville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Melville is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Portsmouth
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Prudence Island
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island
- Providence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Hill, with the one closest to Green Hill 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
- Oaklawn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oaklawn is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
- Richmond ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Richmond is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Sockanosset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sockanosset is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sockanosset
- Clayville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clayville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
- 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
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Bellefonte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- 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
- Knightsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Knightsville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Rockland ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Foster
(30 miles [48.3 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
- New London County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Hill, with the one closest to Green Hill listed first.
- Clarks Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clarks Village is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Pawcatuck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wequetequock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wequetequock is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetequock
- North Stonington
(15 miles [24.1 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
- North Stonington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stonington
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Voluntown
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Old Mystic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Glasgo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mashantucket
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Noank
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Hill, with the one closest to Green Hill listed first.
- Ekonk
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ekonk is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk
- Oneco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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 northwest)
- Almyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Almyville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville
- Plainfield
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Plainfield Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield Village is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Village
- Plainfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moosup
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canterbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Central Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wauregan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Hill, with the one closest to Green Hill listed first.
- Acoaxet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Acoaxet is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acoaxet
- Westport Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Westport Point is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Point
- Central Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Central Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Globe Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Globe Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Westport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westport is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,097 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Green Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Green Hill.
Cemeteries Near Green Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Green Hill.
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 Green Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Green Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Green Hill, with the one closest to Green Hill listed first.
- Charlestown Indian Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Aldrich Potter Lot
(3 miles [4.8 km] 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burdick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Green Lot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Brook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in South Kingstown.
- The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riverside Cemetery - Wakefield
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #SK043 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104475 <3>
- Adams-Sweet Lot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Joseph Burdick Plot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hall - Geer Plot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (554 more) ...
- Nathan Kinyon Plot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boss Plot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hoxsie - Cayer Plot
(8 miles [12.9 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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Green Hill had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Green Hill, with the one closest to Green Hill listed first.
- Matunuck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Matunuck is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matunuck
- Perryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Perryville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Charlestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Charlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Kenyon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kenyon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Shannock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shannock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannock
- Point Judith
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Point Judith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Judith
- Quonochontaug
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Quonochontaug is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quonochontaug
- Wakefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wakefield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Wood River Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wood River Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River Junction
- Carolina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carolina is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Peace Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peace Dale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Dale
- Rocky Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Gould
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gould is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- West Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Kingston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kingston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Green Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Green Hill.
Newspapers Published in Green Hill ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Green Hill, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Green Hill.
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 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 Green Hill:
- 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Green Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Green Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |