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 Richmond (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 Richmond. 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.
Richmond 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 Richmond. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Richmond:
- Washington County (The home county of Richmond)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richmond, with the one closest to Richmond listed first.
- Tripps Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tripps Corner is located in Washington County
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- Arcadia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia is located in Washington County
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- Usquepaug
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Usquepaug is located in Washington County
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- Wyoming
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming is located in Washington County
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- Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Washington County
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- Austin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Austin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Hope Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hope Valley is located in Washington County
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- Exeter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
- Carolina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carolina is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Moscow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Moscow is located in Washington County
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- Lewis City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis City is located in Washington County
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- Kingston Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston Station is located in Washington County
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- Canonchet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Canonchet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richmond, with the one closest to Richmond listed first.
- Annawomscutt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Barrington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Bristol
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Barrington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Bristol
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Warren
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Coggeshall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richmond, with the one closest to Richmond listed first.
- West Greenwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
- Kitts Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kitts Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
- Gortons Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gortons Corner is located in Kent County
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- Spring Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spring Lake is located in Kent County
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- East Greenwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shippee Corner is located in Kent County
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- Coventry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
- Coventry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Greene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greene is located in Kent County
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- Quidnick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County
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- East Greenwich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- West Warwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- Rice City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rice City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice City
- Newport County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richmond, with the one closest to Richmond listed first.
- Clarks Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clarks Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Jamestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
- Jamestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Brenton Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brenton Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenton Village
- Newport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
- Lawtons
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lawtons is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
- Middletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Newport East
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Newport East is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport East
- Prudence Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island
- Melville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Melville is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Middletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
- Portsmouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Portsmouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Providence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richmond, with the one closest to Richmond listed first.
- Kent ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kent is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Clayville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clayville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
- Richmond ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Richmond is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Rockland ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Oaklawn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oaklawn is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
- Sockanosset
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sockanosset is located in Providence County
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- Foster
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Foster is located in Providence County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Garden City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Meshanticut
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Meshanticut is located in Providence County
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- Simmons Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Simmons Corner is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Corner
- Knightsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Knightsville is located in Providence County
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- Bellefonte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefonte is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- New London County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richmond, with the one closest to Richmond listed first.
- Voluntown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Voluntown is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
- Voluntown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glasgo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Stonington
(12 miles [19.3 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pawcatuck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Griswold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Griswold is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
- Clarks Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Village is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Wequetequock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wequetequock is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetequock
- Mashantucket
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Preston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Stonington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,566 people
- Jewett City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richmond, with the one closest to Richmond listed first.
- Ekonk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ekonk is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk
- Oneco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling
(14 miles [22.5 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Almyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Almyville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville
- Moosup
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield Village is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Village
- Plainfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Central Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wauregan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Canterbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Killingly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly
- Bristol County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richmond, with the one closest to Richmond listed first.
- Seekonk
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Globe Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Globe Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Harris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harris is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Ocean Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- South Rehoboth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth
- Swansea Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Swansea Center is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Center
- Acoaxet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Acoaxet is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acoaxet
- Central Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Central Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Flint Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Flint Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
- Fall River
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Hortonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hortonville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Swansea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Swansea is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
- Bowenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bowenville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowenville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Richmond, see our County-by-County Page for Richmond.
Cemeteries Near Richmond ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Richmond.
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 Richmond - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Richmond covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Richmond, with the one closest to Richmond listed first.
- Woodmansee Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tefft Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Willcox Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sherman Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sherman Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tripp Family Cemeteryt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Anthony - Arnold Lot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gardiner Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lockwood Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barber Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Perkins Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bitgood Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (694 more) ...
- Barber Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Smith Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Richmond in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Richmond.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Richmond, with the one closest to Richmond listed first.
- Wyoming
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Usquepaug
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Usquepaug is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usquepaug
- Arcadia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Hope Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hope Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
- Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Pine Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Carolina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carolina is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Canonchet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Canonchet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
- Shannock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shannock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannock
- Kingston Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Station
- Rockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rockville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Woodville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kenyon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kenyon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- West Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Kingston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kingston
- Exeter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Richmond. See our List of 1890's Communities around Richmond.
Newspapers Published in Richmond ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Richmond.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Richmond, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Richmond.
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 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 Richmond:
- 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
- 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> | 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 Richmond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Richmond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |