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 Little Compton (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 Little Compton. 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 hospitals and 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.
Little Compton 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 Little Compton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Little Compton:
Newport County (The home county of Little Compton)
The following are listed by their distance from Little Compton, with the one closest to Little Compton listed first.
Little Compton (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Little Compton is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton Tiverton Four Corners (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Adamsville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Adamsville is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville Sakonnet (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Sakonnet is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sakonnet Tiverton (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Tiverton is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
Middletown (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Middletown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
Portsmouth (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Portsmouth is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
Middletown (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Middletown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Newport East (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Newport East is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport East Bliss Corners (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Bliss Corners is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners Melville (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Melville is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville Lawtons (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Lawtons is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons Newport (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Newport is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
Bristol County
The following are listed by their distance from Little Compton, with the one closest to Little Compton listed first.
Bristol (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Bristol is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Coggeshall (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Coggeshall is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall Bristol (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Bristol is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
Warren (15 miles [24.1 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 (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
Warren is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Barrington (17 miles [27.4 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 (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Barrington is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Annawomscutt (18 miles [29 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 Little Compton, with the one closest to Little Compton listed first.
Oakland Beach (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
Oakland Beach is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach Buttonwoods (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Buttonwoods is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods East Greenwich (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
East Greenwich is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich Kettle Corner (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Kettle Corner is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner Shawomet (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Shawomet is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawomet East Greenwich (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
East Greenwich is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
Warwick (18 miles [29 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
Apponaug (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
Apponaug is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug Cowesett (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
Cowesett is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett Hillsgrove (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
Hillsgrove is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove Shippee Corner (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
Shippee Corner is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner Norwood (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Norwood is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood West Warwick (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
West Warwick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
Providence County
The following are listed by their distance from Little Compton, with the one closest to Little Compton listed first.
Kent Corner (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
Kent Corner is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner Riverside (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
Riverside is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Armington Corner (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Armington Corner is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Corner Bellefonte (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Bellefonte is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte Cranston (22 miles [35.4 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
Garden City (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Garden City is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Leonard Corner (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Leonard Corner is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Corner Luthers Corners (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Luthers Corners is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Corners Oaklawn (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Oaklawn is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Sockanosset (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Sockanosset is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sockanosset Carpenters Corner (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Carpenters Corner is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner East Providence Center (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
East Providence (23 miles [37 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
Washington County
The following are listed by their distance from Little Compton, with the one closest to Little Compton listed first.
Saunderstown (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
Saunderstown is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunderstown Bridgetown (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
Bridgetown is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown Mount View (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
Mount View is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View Allenton (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Allenton is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton Belleville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Belleville is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville Narragansett (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Narragansett is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett Population from the 2020 Census: 15,309 people
Narragansett (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Narragansett is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett North Kingstown (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
North Kingstown is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown Wickford (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Wickford is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Narragansett Pier (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Narragansett Pier is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett Pier Peace Dale (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Peace Dale is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Dale Wickford Junction (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Wickford Junction is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction Barnstable County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Little Compton, with the one closest to Little Compton listed first.
Woods Hole (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Woods Hole is located in Barnstable County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Hole Falmouth (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Falmouth is located in Barnstable County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
Silver Beach (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach West Falmouth (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth North Falmouth (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth Teaticket (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Teaticket is located in Barnstable County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaticket Acapesket (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Acapesket is located in Barnstable County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acapesket Cataumet (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Cataumet is located in Barnstable County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet Pocasset (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Pocasset is located in Barnstable County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset Bristol County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Little Compton, with the one closest to Little Compton listed first.
Acoaxet (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Acoaxet is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acoaxet Westport Point (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Westport Point is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Point Central Village (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Central Village is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village Westport (6 miles [9.7 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
Gidleys Corner (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Gidleys Corner is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gidleys Corner North Westport (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
North Westport is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westport Westport Factory (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Westport Factory is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Factory Globe Village (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Globe Village is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village Dartmouth (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Dartmouth is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
Nonquitt (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Nonquitt is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonquitt Fall River (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Flint Village is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village Apponagansett (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Apponagansett is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponagansett Dukes County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Little Compton, with the one closest to Little Compton listed first.
Cuttyhunk (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Cuttyhunk is located in Dukes County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuttyhunk Gosnold (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Gosnold is located in Dukes County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnold Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
Aquinnah (21 miles [33.8 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 (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Menemsha is located in Dukes County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menemsha Chilmark (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Chilmark is located in Dukes County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilmark Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
Squibnocket (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Squibnocket is located in Dukes County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squibnocket Christian Town (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Christian Town is located in Dukes County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town North Tisbury (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
North Tisbury is located in Dukes County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tisbury West Tisbury (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
West Tisbury is located in Dukes County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tisbury Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
Tisbury (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Tisbury is located in Dukes County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisbury Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
Vineyard Haven (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven West Chop (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
West Chop is located in Dukes County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chop Plymouth County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Little Compton, with the one closest to Little Compton listed first.
Mattapoisett (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
Rochester (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
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 northeast)
Marion is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
Lakeville (25 miles [40.2 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
Briarwood Beach (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Briarwood Beach is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach North Lakeville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville Rock (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Rock is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock South Middleboro (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro Weweantic (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Weweantic is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weweantic Middleborough (28 miles [45.1 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
Wareham Center (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Wareham Center is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham Center Wareham (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Wareham is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
West Wareham (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
West Wareham is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Little Compton, see our County-by-County Page for Little Compton .
Cemeteries Near Little Compton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little Compton.
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 Little Compton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Little Compton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Little Compton, with the one closest to Little Compton listed first.
Old Burying Ground (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Union Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Woodman - Peckham Family Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Brownell - Earle Burial Ground (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Adamsville Church Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Westport Point Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Hicks - Sowle Burial Ground (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Newport Memorial Park (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Beech Grove Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Middletown Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Barker Burying Ground (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Kirby Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Continue List (584 more) ...
Portsmouth Friends Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Holy Cross Episcopal Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Braman Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Little Compton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Little Compton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Little Compton, with the one closest to Little Compton listed first.
Little Compton (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Little Compton is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton Tiverton Four Corners (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Adamsville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Adamsville is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville Westport Point (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Westport Point is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Point Central Village (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Central Village is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village South Portsmouth (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
South Portsmouth is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth South Westport (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
South Westport is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westport Westport (6 miles [9.7 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
Newport (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Newport is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
Tiverton (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Tiverton is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Portsmouth (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Portsmouth is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Bristol Ferry (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Bristol Ferry is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Ferry Continue List (14 more) ...
Westport Factory (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Westport Factory is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Factory North Westport (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
North Westport is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westport North Tiverton (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
North Tiverton is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tiverton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Little Compton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little Compton .
Newspapers Published in Little Compton ...
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 122 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Compton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little Compton, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> Extended Newspaper List for Little Compton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Little Compton:
Websites specific to Rhode Island Pages specific to Newport County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Bristol County Kent County Providence County Washington County Barnstable County Bristol County Dukes County Plymouth County Cemetery Information and Directories for Rhode Island Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Compton. 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> 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 from Point A (ie- Little Compton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. 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 Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System ). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net . 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 Little Compton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.