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 Spencers Corner (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 Spencers Corner. 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 Spencers Corner ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Spencers Corner: Spencers Cor. (or less commonly used: Spencers Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Spencers Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Spencers Corner may originally have been Spencer's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Spencers Corner might be written as Spencer Corner.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Spencers Corner is located in Kent 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 Kent County: New London (CT), Windham (CT), Bristol, Newport, Providence & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Spencers Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spencers Corner:
- Kent County (The home county of Spencers Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spencers Corner, with the one closest to Spencers Corner listed first.
- Shippee Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner
- Shippee Corner is located in Kent County
- East Greenwich
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
- East Greenwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- West Warwick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Cowesett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett
- Cowesett is located in Kent County
- West Warwick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- Coventry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Phenix
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix is located in Kent County
- Apponaug
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- Apponaug is located in Kent County
- West Greenwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greenwich
- West Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
- Arkwright
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
- Arkwright is located in Kent County
- Kitts Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
- Kitts Corner is located in Kent County
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spencers Corner, with the one closest to Spencers Corner listed first.
- Annawomscutt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County
- Barrington
(11 miles [17.7 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Bristol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Bristol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Warren
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Coggeshall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County
- Newport County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spencers Corner, with the one closest to Spencers Corner listed first.
- Jamestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Melville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Jamestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Lawtons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
- Lawtons is located in Newport County
- Portsmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Brenton Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Clarks Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Middletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Tiverton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Middletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Newport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Newport County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
- Providence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spencers Corner, with the one closest to Spencers Corner listed first.
- Kent ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Garden City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Cranston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
- Cranston is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Richmond ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Simmonsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Simmonsville is located in Providence County
- Johnston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Clayville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
- Clayville is located in Providence County
- Dyerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - North Scituate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- North Scituate is located in Providence County
- Armington Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Corner
- Armington Corner is located in Providence County
- Kent Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
- Kent Corner is located in Providence County
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spencers Corner, with the one closest to Spencers Corner listed first.
- Exeter
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Wickford Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickford Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County
- Mount View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
- Mount View is located in Washington County
- Wickford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Exeter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - North Kingstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Allenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - North Kingstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
- Austin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Washington County
- Lewis City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City
- Lewis City is located in Washington County
- Richmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New London County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spencers Corner, with the one closest to Spencers Corner listed first.
- Voluntown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Voluntown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown
- Voluntown is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voluntown <3>
- Glasgo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgo
- Glasgo is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgo <3>
- Griswold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - North Stonington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stonington
- North Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Stonington <3>
- Jewett City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett City
- Jewett City is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewett City <3>
- Preston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Preston is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <3>
- Mashantucket
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mashantucket have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashantucket
- Mashantucket is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mashantucket <3>
- Pawcatuck
(25 miles [40.2 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>
- Lisbon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Clarks Village
(26 miles [41.8 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)
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spencers Corner, with the one closest to Spencers Corner listed first.
- Oneco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
- Oneco is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneco <3>
- Sterling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Sterling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Sterling is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <3>
- Ekonk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - South Killingly
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly
- South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
- Almyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville
- Almyville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Moosup
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosup
- Moosup is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosup <3>
- Plainfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Windham County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,084 people
- East Killingly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Killingly
- East Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Killingly <3>
- Killingly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Central Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Central Village is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Village <3>
- Plainfield Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Village
- Plainfield Village is located in Windham County (CT)
- Bristol County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spencers Corner, with the one closest to Spencers Corner listed first.
- Seekonk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Globe Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- 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)
- Ocean Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- 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)
- Swansea
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Hortonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Hortonville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- North Seekonk
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Seekonk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk
- North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Fall River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Rehoboth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Bowenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowenville
- Bowenville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Flint Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- 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)
- Oak Grove Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Village
- Oak Grove Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Attleborough City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleborough City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City
- Attleborough City is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Norfolk County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spencers Corner, with the one closest to Spencers Corner listed first.
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Plainville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Sheldonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Bellingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Bellingham is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- Wrentham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham
- Wrentham is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spencers Corner, with the one closest to Spencers Corner listed first.
- Blackstone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- Millerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Millerville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Millville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - East Blackstone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Douglas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
- Uxbridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - East Douglas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas
- East Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Linwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north) - Mendon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north) - North Uxbridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge
- North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
- South Milford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- South Milford is located in Worcester County (MA)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spencers Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Spencers Corner.
Newspapers Published in Spencers Corner ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spencers Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spencers Corner, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spencers Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Spencers Corner:
- Websites specific to Rhode Island
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the State Archives
- Pages specific to Kent County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Newport County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Providence County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- New London County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Windham County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bristol County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Norfolk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Worcester County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bristol County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Rhode Island
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Rhode Island
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Rhode Island
- Cemeteries of Kent County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Rhode Island
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Rhode Island
- Cemeteries of Kent County
Cemeteries Near Spencers Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spencers Corner.
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 Spencers Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spencers Corner, with the one closest to Spencers Corner listed first.
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #63
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #63 have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #63
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #64
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #64 have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #64
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #2
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #2 have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #2
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #3
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #3 have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #3
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #10
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #10 have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #10
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #4
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #4 have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #4
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #51
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #51 have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #51
- Shippee Burial Yard
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shippee Burial Yard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shippee Burial Yard
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #43
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #43 have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #43
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #42
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #42 have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #42
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #1
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #1 have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #1
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #9
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #9 have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #9
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- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #55
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #55 have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #55
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #54
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #54 have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #54
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #52
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #52 have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #52
- East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #55
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 Spencers Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spencers Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spencers Corner, with the one closest to Spencers Corner listed first.
- Quidnick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Anthony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Crompton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Washington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Kent County
- East Greenwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Cowesett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett
- Cowesett is located in Kent County
- Coventry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Davisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville
- Davisville is located in Washington County
- Chepiwanoxet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chepiwanoxet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepiwanoxet
- Chepiwanoxet is located in Kent County
- Apponaug
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- Apponaug is located in Kent County
- Natick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - River Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- River Point is located in Kent County
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- Clyde
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Phenix
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix is located in Kent County
- Fiskeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiskeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiskeville
- Fiskeville is located in Providence County
- Clyde
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spencers Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spencers Corner.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spencers Corner. 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> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spencers Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spencers Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6573, Longitude: -71.5267 In this case, the coordinates for Spencers Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Spencers Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |