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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 Kingston Station (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 Kingston Station. 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 Kingston Station ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Kingston Station: Kingston Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Kingston Station is located in Washington County.

To see how the shape of the state's counties 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 Kingston Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kingston Station:

  • Washington County     (The home county of Kingston Station)
  • Bristol County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingston Station, with the one closest to Kingston Station listed first.
    • Bristol
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Annawomscutt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Barrington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
      • Barrington is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
    • Barrington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bristol
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
    • Coggeshall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Warren
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
  • Kent County
  • Newport County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingston Station, with the one closest to Kingston Station listed first.
    • Clarks Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
      • Clarks Village is located in Newport County
    • Jamestown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jamestown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Newport County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
    • Brenton Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brenton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenton Village
      • Brenton Village is located in Newport County
    • Newport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lawtons
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Middletown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Middletown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Newport County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
    • Melville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
      • Melville is located in Newport County
    • Portsmouth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
      • Portsmouth is located in Newport County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
    • Portsmouth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sakonnet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Providence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingston Station, with the one closest to Kingston Station listed first.
    • Kent ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kent. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Kent is located in Providence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kent
      • From Kingston Station to Kent
    • Oaklawn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oaklawn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
      • Oaklawn is located in Providence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oaklawn
      • From Kingston Station to Oaklawn
    • Garden City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Providence County
    • Meshanticut
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Richmond ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Ashland ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Providence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ashland
      • From Kingston Station to Ashland
    • Clayville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Cranston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Rockland ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Simmonsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Kent Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • New London County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingston Station, with the one closest to Kingston Station listed first.
    • Voluntown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voluntown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown
      • Voluntown is located in New London County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
    • Pawcatuck
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawcatuck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawcatuck
      • Pawcatuck is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawcatuck <3>
    • Clarks Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
      • Clarks Village is located in New London County (CT)
    • North Stonington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Stonington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stonington
      • North Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,197 people
    • North Stonington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Glasgo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Voluntown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Wequetequock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Stonington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
      • Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,566 people
    • Griswold
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
      • Griswold is located in New London County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
    • Stonington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mashantucket
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Windham County (CT)
  • Bristol County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingston Station, with the one closest to Kingston Station listed first.
    • Globe Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
      • Globe Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Acoaxet
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Ocean Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
      • Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Central Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Westport Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Point
      • Westport Point is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Westport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Westport is located in Bristol County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,097 people
    • Fall River
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Seekonk
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seekonk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk
      • Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
    • Flint Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
      • Flint Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • South Rehoboth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Rehoboth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth
      • South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Swansea Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Swansea
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swansea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
      • Swansea is located in Bristol County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Swansea
      • From Kingston Station to Swansea

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kingston Station, see our County-by-County Page for Kingston Station.

Cemeteries Near Kingston Station ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kingston Station.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kingston Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kingston Station, with the one closest to Kingston Station listed first.

  • Fernwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fernwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fernwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Potter Plot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Plot
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Adams-Sweet Lot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Arnold - Shearman Lot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Champlin Plot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Champlin Plot
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Champlin Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Champlin Lot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Henry Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henry Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Potter Plot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Plot
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ray Plot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ray Plot
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ray Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Braman Plot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Braman Plot
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Braman Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brown Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilcox - Durfee Plot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilcox - Durfee Plot
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilcox - Durfee Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (652 more) ...
    • Bates Plot
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bates Plot
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bates Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sherman Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rose Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Kingston Station had railroad service and no post office.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Kingston Station, with the one closest to Kingston Station listed first.

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kingston Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kingston Station.

Newspapers Published in Kingston Station ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kingston Station.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kingston Station, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kingston Station.

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 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 Kingston Station:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kingston Station. 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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- Kingston Station) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kingston Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4837, Longitude: -71.5607       In this case, the coordinates for Kingston Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Kingston Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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