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 Jackson (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 Jackson. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Jackson is located in Providence 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 Providence County : Windham (CT) , Bristol (MA) , Norfolk (MA) , Worcester (MA) , Bristol & Kent .
Below are the counties that are near Jackson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jackson:
Providence County (The home county of Jackson)
The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
Kent ‑ Historic(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Kent is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Oaklawn (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Oaklawn is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Sockanosset (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Sockanosset is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sockanosset Meshanticut (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Meshanticut is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshanticut Simmonsville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Simmonsville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville Ashland ‑ Historic(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Ashland is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Richmond ‑ Historic(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Richmond is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Garden City (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Garden City is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Johnston (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Johnston is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Population from the 2020 Census: 29,366 people
Knightsville (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Knightsville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville Thornton (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Thornton is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cranston (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Cranston is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
Bristol County
The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
Annawomscutt (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt Barrington (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Barrington is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
Barrington (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Barrington is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Warren (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Warren is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Bristol (14 miles [22.5 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
Warren (14 miles [22.5 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
Bristol (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Bristol is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Coggeshall (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Coggeshall is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall Kent County
The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
Arkwright (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Arkwright is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright Phenix (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Phenix is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix West Warwick (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
West Warwick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick Coventry (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Coventry is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Quidnick (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Quidnick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick West Warwick (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
West Warwick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
Spring Lake (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Spring Lake is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake Hillsgrove (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Hillsgrove is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove Apponaug (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Apponaug is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug Cowesett (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Cowesett is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett Norwood (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Norwood is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Shippee Corner (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Shippee Corner is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner Newport County
The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
Prudence Island (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Prudence Island is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island Jamestown (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Jamestown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
Lawtons (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Lawtons is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons Melville (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Melville is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville Portsmouth (18 miles [29 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 (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Portsmouth is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Jamestown (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Jamestown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Tiverton (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Tiverton is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Clarks Village (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
Clarks Village is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village Middletown (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
Middletown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Newport East (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
Newport East is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport East Brenton Village (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Brenton Village is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenton Village Washington County
The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
Mount View (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Mount View is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View Exeter (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Exeter is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Wickford Junction (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Wickford Junction is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction Austin (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
Austin is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Wickford (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Wickford is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Lewis City (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
Lewis City is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City Belleville (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Belleville is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville Exeter (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Exeter is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
Liberty (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Liberty is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty North Kingstown (13 miles [20.9 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
North Kingstown (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
North Kingstown is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown Tripps Corner (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Tripps Corner is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripps Corner New London County (CT)
The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
Voluntown (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Voluntown is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
Voluntown (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Glasgo (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Griswold (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Griswold is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
Jewett City (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
North Stonington (24 miles [38.6 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
Lisbon (25 miles [40.2 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
North Stonington (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Preston (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Versailles (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Mashantucket (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Hanover (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Windham County (CT)
The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
Oneco (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
Sterling (13 miles [20.9 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 (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
East Killingly (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
South Killingly (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly Ekonk (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Ekonk is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk Almyville (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Almyville is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville Killingly (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Killingly is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
Danielson (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Moosup (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Plainfield (17 miles [27.4 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
Ballouville (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
Bristol County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
Seekonk (11 miles [17.7 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 (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Harris is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris South Rehoboth (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth North Seekonk (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk Attleborough City (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Attleborough City is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City Rehoboth (16 miles [25.7 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
Ocean Grove (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove Hortonville (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
Hortonville is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville Swansea Center (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
Swansea Center is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Center Swansea (18 miles [29 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
Dodgeville (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Dodgeville is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville Attleboro (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
Norfolk County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
Burnt Swamp Corner (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner Plainville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Plainville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
Sheldonville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville Bellingham (24 miles [38.6 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
Franklin (25 miles [40.2 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
Wrentham (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Wrentham is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
Acorn Terrace (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace Foxborough (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Foxborough is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxborough Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
North Foxboro (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro Pondville (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Pondville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville Medway (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Medway is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
Norfolk (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Norfolk is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
Worcester County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
Blackstone (19 miles [30.6 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 (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Millerville is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville Millville (20 miles [32.2 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 (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
East Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone Uxbridge (23 miles [37 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
Douglas (23 miles [37 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
East Douglas (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
East Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas North Uxbridge (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge Linwood (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Linwood is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Mendon (25 miles [40.2 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
South Milford (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
South Milford is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford Manchaug ‑ Historic(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Manchaug is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchaug
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jackson, see our County-by-County Page for Jackson .
Cemeteries Near Jackson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jackson.
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 Jackson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jackson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
Cottrell Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Greenwood Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Notre Dame Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Holden - Bicknell - Taylor Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Robert K. Brant Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Woodland Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Coventry . The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
Knotty Oak Cemetery Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #CY066 <2>
Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1060043 <3>
St. Marys Crompton Rectory Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
St. Philips Episcopal Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
St. Mary Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
St. Marys Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
General Thomas Westcott Plot (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Continue List (837 more) ...
Rice Burial Yard (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Salisbury Family Graves (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Gorton - Wing Plot (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Jackson had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
Hope (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Hope is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Arkwright (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Arkwright is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright Fiskeville (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Fiskeville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiskeville Phenix (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Phenix is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix Clyde (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Clyde is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde River Point (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
River Point is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point Kent ‑ Historic(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Kent is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Coventry (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Coventry is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Washington (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Washington is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Anthony (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Anthony is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Quidnick (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Quidnick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick Natick (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Natick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick Continue List (14 more) ...
Pontiac (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Pontiac is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac Oaklawn (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Oaklawn is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Crompton (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Crompton is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crompton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jackson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jackson .
Newspapers Published in Jackson ...
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 372 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jackson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jackson, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<5> Extended Newspaper List for Jackson.
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 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 Jackson:
Websites specific to Rhode Island Pages specific to Providence County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Bristol County Kent County Newport County Washington County New London County Windham County Bristol County Norfolk County Worcester County Cemetery Information and Directories for Rhode Island Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jackson. 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 Jackson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jackson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.