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 Narragansett Pier (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 Narragansett Pier. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Narragansett Pier is located in Washington County.
To see how the shape of the state's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: New London (CT), Windham (CT), Dukes (MA), Suffolk (NY), Bristol, Kent & Newport.
Below are the counties that are near Narragansett Pier. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Narragansett Pier:
- Washington County (The home county of Narragansett Pier)
- The following are listed by their distance from Narragansett Pier, with the one closest to Narragansett Pier listed first.
- Narragansett
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Narragansett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,309 people
- Narragansett
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Narragansett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett
- Peace Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peace Dale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Dale
- Rocky Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
- Bridgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bridgetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- South Kingstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,454 people
- Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Point Judith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Point Judith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Judith
- Jerusalem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Curtis Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Curtis Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- Saunderstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Saunderstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunderstown
- Perryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Perryville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Kingston Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Station
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Narragansett Pier, with the one closest to Narragansett Pier listed first.
- Bristol
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Barrington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Coggeshall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Annawomscutt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Barrington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Warren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Warren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Narragansett Pier, with the one closest to Narragansett Pier listed first.
- East Greenwich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
- Shippee Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shippee Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner
- East Greenwich
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Kitts Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kitts Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
- West Greenwich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
- Buttonwoods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Cowesett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett
- Apponaug
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- Coventry
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Oakland Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach
- Quidnick
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
- Spring Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Spring Lake is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Warwick
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Newport County
- The following are listed by their distance from Narragansett Pier, with the one closest to Narragansett Pier listed first.
- Clarks Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Brenton Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brenton Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenton Village
- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
- Middletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Newport East
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newport East is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport East
- Lawtons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawtons is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
- Middletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
- Melville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Melville is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Sakonnet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sakonnet is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sakonnet
- Portsmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Prudence Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island
- Providence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Narragansett Pier, with the one closest to Narragansett Pier listed first.
- Garden City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Oaklawn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oaklawn is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
- Sockanosset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sockanosset is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sockanosset
- Bellefonte
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Cranston
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cranston is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Kent ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kent is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Meshanticut
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Meshanticut is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshanticut
- Riverside
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Kent Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kent Corner is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
- Knightsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Knightsville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Richmond ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Richmond is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Armington Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Armington Corner is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Corner
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- New London County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Narragansett Pier, with the one closest to Narragansett Pier listed first.
- Pawcatuck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clarks Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Clarks Village is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Voluntown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Voluntown is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
- North Stonington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stonington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,197 people
- North Stonington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wequetequock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wequetequock is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetequock
- Voluntown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stonington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,566 people
- Glasgo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stonington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Griswold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Griswold is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
- Mashantucket
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mystic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Narragansett Pier, with the one closest to Narragansett Pier listed first.
- Ekonk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ekonk is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk
- Oneco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
- Sterling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Almyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Almyville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville
- Moosup
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,084 people
- Plainfield Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield Village is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Village
- Plainfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Central Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Narragansett Pier, with the one closest to Narragansett Pier listed first.
- Acoaxet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Acoaxet is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acoaxet
- Westport Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Westport Point is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Point
- Central Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Central Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Westport
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Globe Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Globe Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Gidleys Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gidleys Corner is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gidleys Corner
- Fall River
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
- North Westport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Westport is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westport
- Ocean Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Bowenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bowenville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowenville
- Oak Grove Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Village
- Swansea Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Swansea Center is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Center
- Dukes County (MA)
- Cuttyhunk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cuttyhunk is located in Dukes County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuttyhunk
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Narragansett Pier, see our County-by-County Page for Narragansett Pier.
Cemeteries Near Narragansett Pier ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Narragansett Pier.
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 Narragansett Pier - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Narragansett Pier covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Narragansett Pier, with the one closest to Narragansett Pier listed first.
- Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tower Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in South Kingstown.
- The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riverside Cemetery - Wakefield
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #SK043 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104475 <3>
- Brown Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Adams-Sweet Lot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- OLiver Gardiner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sherman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hammond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sherman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold - Shearman Lot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Champlin Lot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (588 more) ...
- Champlin Plot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Casey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Congton - Packard Cemetery
(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.<5>
While we didn't find Narragansett Pier in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Narragansett Pier.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Narragansett Pier, with the one closest to Narragansett Pier listed first.
- Narragansett
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Narragansett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett
- Rocky Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
- Peace Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peace Dale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Dale
- Wakefield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wakefield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Gould
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gould is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Point Judith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Point Judith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Judith
- Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Perryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Perryville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Matunuck
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Matunuck is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matunuck
- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- West Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Kingston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kingston
- Kingston Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Station
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Allenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Green Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Narragansett Pier. See our List of 1890's Communities around Narragansett Pier.
Newspapers Published in Narragansett Pier ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Narragansett Pier.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Narragansett Pier, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Narragansett Pier.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Narragansett Pier:
- Websites specific to Rhode Island
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Kent County
- Newport County
- Providence County
- New London County
- Windham County
- Bristol County
- Dukes County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Rhode Island
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission (RIHCC) has created and maintains a database of cemeteries. More information about the RIHCC can be found on their website: rihistoriccemeteries.org. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Narragansett Pier) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Narragansett Pier, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |