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 Island 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 Island 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 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.
Island 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 Island Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Island Park:
Newport County (The home county of Island Park)
The following are listed by their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
Tiverton (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Tiverton is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Portsmouth (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Portsmouth is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Tiverton (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Tiverton is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
Melville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Melville is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville Portsmouth (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Portsmouth is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
Bliss Corners (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Bliss Corners is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners Tiverton Four Corners (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Prudence Island (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Prudence Island is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island Adamsville (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Adamsville is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville Lawtons (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Lawtons is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons Middletown (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Middletown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
Middletown (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Middletown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Bristol County
The following are listed by their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
Bristol (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Bristol is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Bristol (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Bristol is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
Coggeshall (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Coggeshall is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall Warren (7 miles [11.3 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 (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Warren is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Barrington (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Barrington is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
Barrington (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Barrington is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Annawomscutt (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt Kent County
The following are listed by their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
Oakland Beach (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Oakland Beach is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach Buttonwoods (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
Buttonwoods is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods Kettle Corner (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
Kettle Corner is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner Shawomet (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
Shawomet is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawomet Warwick (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Warwick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
East Greenwich (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
East Greenwich is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich Cowesett (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
Cowesett is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett Apponaug (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Apponaug is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug Hillsgrove (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Hillsgrove is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove Norwood (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Norwood is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood East Greenwich (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
East Greenwich is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
Shippee Corner (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Shippee Corner is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner Providence County
The following are listed by their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
Kent Corner (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
Kent Corner is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner Riverside (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
Riverside is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Armington Corner (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Armington Corner is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Corner Bellefonte (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Bellefonte is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte Leonard Corner (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
Leonard Corner is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Corner Luthers Corners (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
Luthers Corners is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Corners Carpenters Corner (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
Carpenters Corner is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner Cranston (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
Cranston is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
East Providence Center (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
East Providence (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
East Providence is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
Garden City (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
Garden City is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Meshanticut (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
Meshanticut is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshanticut Washington County
The following are listed by their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
Mount View (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Mount View is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View North Kingstown (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
North Kingstown is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown Wickford (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
Wickford is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Allenton (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
Allenton is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton North Kingstown (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
North Kingstown is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
Saunderstown (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
Saunderstown is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunderstown Belleville (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
Belleville is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville Bridgetown (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
Bridgetown is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown Wickford Junction (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
Wickford Junction is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction Narragansett (16 miles [25.7 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 (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Narragansett is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett Exeter (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Exeter is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Windham County (CT)
The following are listed by their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
Oneco (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Sterling (30 miles [48.3 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
Barnstable County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
Woods Hole (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Woods Hole is located in Barnstable County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Hole Silver Beach (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach West Falmouth (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth Bristol County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
Globe Village (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Globe Village is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village Fall River (6 miles [9.7 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 (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Flint Village is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village North Westport (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
North Westport is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westport Westport (7 miles [11.3 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
Ocean Grove (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove Oak Grove Village (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Oak Grove Village is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Village Central Village (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Central Village is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village Swansea Center (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Swansea Center is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Center Swansea (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Swansea is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
Bowenville (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Bowenville is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowenville Steep Brook (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Steep Brook is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Brook Dukes County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
Cuttyhunk (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
Cuttyhunk is located in Dukes County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuttyhunk Gosnold (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Gosnold is located in Dukes County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnold Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
Aquinnah (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Aquinnah is located in Dukes County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquinnah Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
Former name for Aquinnah:
Gay Head Menemsha (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Menemsha is located in Dukes County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menemsha Norfolk County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
Plainville (26 miles [41.8 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
Burnt Swamp Corner (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner Sheldonville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville Foxborough (30 miles [48.3 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
Plymouth County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
Lakeville (20 miles [32.2 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
Mattapoisett (21 miles [33.8 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
North Lakeville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville Rochester (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Rochester is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
Marion (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
Marion is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
Middleborough (24 miles [38.6 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 (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namasket Village Rock (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Rock is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock South Middleboro (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro Briarwood Beach (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Briarwood Beach is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach Weweantic (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Weweantic is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weweantic West Wareham (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
West Wareham is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham Worcester County (MA)
Millerville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Millerville is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Island Park, see our County-by-County Page for Island Park .
Cemeteries Near Island Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Island 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 Island Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Island Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
Portsmouth Friends Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Pocasset Hill Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
De Wolf Lot (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Wolf Lot To give a relative sense of its location, the De Wolf Lot is located in Bristol . The De Wolf Lot has also been known as:
DeWolf Cemetery Wolf Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1907776 <2>
East Burial Ground (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Walker Lot (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Juniper Hill Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
St. Marys Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Hebrew Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Jewish Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
St. Marys Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Polish Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Congregational Churchyard Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Continue List (683 more) ...
St. Michaels Churchyard Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
St. Michaels Memorial Garden (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
James Mason Lot (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Island Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Island Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
Tiverton (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Tiverton is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Portsmouth (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Portsmouth is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Bristol Ferry (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Bristol Ferry is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Ferry North Tiverton (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
North Tiverton is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tiverton Tiverton Four Corners (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Bristol (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Bristol is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol South Portsmouth (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
South Portsmouth is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth Adamsville (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Adamsville is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville Flint Village (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Flint Village is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village Fall River (6 miles [9.7 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
Brayton Point (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Brayton Point is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton Point South Swansea (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
South Swansea is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Swansea Continue List (18 more) ...
Warren (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Warren is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Central Village (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Central Village is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village Westport (7 miles [11.3 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Island Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Island Park .
Newspapers Published in Island 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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Island Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Island Park, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5> Extended Newspaper List for Island Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Island Park:
Websites specific to Rhode Island Pages specific to Newport County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Bristol County Kent County Providence County Washington County Windham County Barnstable County Bristol County Dukes 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 Island 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. 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 . 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 . 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 Island Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. 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 from Point A (ie- Island Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.