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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Whale Rock Light. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Whale Rock Light to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Whale Rock Light, please Contact Us.
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 Whale Rock Light (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 Whale Rock Light. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Whale Rock Light is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Whale Rock Light. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whale Rock Light:
- Washington County (The home county of Whale Rock Light)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whale Rock Light, with the one closest to Whale Rock Light listed first.
- Narragansett Pier
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Narragansett Pier is located in Washington County
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- Narragansett
(Less than 2 miles 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
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Narragansett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett
- Bridgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bridgetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Saunderstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saunderstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunderstown
- Peace Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Peace Dale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Dale
- Rocky Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rocky Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
- Kingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Curtis Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Curtis Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- South Kingstown
(5 miles [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
- Jerusalem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Point Judith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Point Judith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Judith
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whale Rock Light, with the one closest to Whale Rock Light listed first.
- Bristol
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Annawomscutt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Barrington
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Barrington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Warren
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whale Rock Light, with the one closest to Whale Rock Light listed first.
- East Greenwich
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Buttonwoods
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Cowesett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cowesett is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett
- 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
- Apponaug
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- Oakland Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach
- Kitts Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kitts Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
- Kettle Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner
- Quidnick
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
- Coventry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Newport County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whale Rock Light, with the one closest to Whale Rock Light listed first.
- Clarks Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Brenton Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brenton Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenton Village
- Jamestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Newport East
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newport East is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport East
- Lawtons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lawtons is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
- Middletown
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Middletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Sakonnet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sakonnet is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sakonnet
- Melville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Melville is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Portsmouth
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Providence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whale Rock Light, with the one closest to Whale Rock Light listed first.
- Oaklawn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oaklawn is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
- Sockanosset
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sockanosset is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sockanosset
- Bellefonte
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- 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
- Kent Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kent Corner is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
- Meshanticut
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Meshanticut is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshanticut
- Riverside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- 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
- Knightsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Knightsville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Armington Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Armington Corner is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Corner
- Richmond ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- New London County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whale Rock Light, with the one closest to Whale Rock Light listed first.
- Pawcatuck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Clarks Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Clarks Village is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Voluntown
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wequetequock
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wequetequock is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetequock
- Voluntown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Glasgo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stonington
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Stonington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Griswold
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Mashantucket
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whale Rock Light, with the one closest to Whale Rock Light 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Almyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Almyville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville
- Moosup
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield Village is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Village
- Plainfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whale Rock Light, with the one closest to Whale Rock Light listed first.
- Acoaxet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Acoaxet is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acoaxet
- Westport Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Westport Point is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Point
- Central Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Central Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Globe Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Globe Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Westport
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gidleys Corner is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gidleys Corner
- Fall River
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
- North Westport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Westport is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westport
- Ocean Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Oak Grove Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Village
- Swansea Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Swansea Center is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Center
- Dukes County (MA)
- Cuttyhunk
(25 miles [40.2 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 Whale Rock Light, see our County-by-County Page for Whale Rock Light.
Cemeteries Near Whale Rock Light ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whale Rock Light.
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 Whale Rock Light - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whale Rock Light covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whale Rock Light, with the one closest to Whale Rock Light listed first.
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tower Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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 <3>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104475 <4>
- Casey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Congton - Packard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- OLiver Gardiner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willettt Carpenter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Allen - Pierce Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burlingame Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burlingame Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hammond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (593 more) ...
- Sweet - Austin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Narragansett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sherman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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.
While we didn't find Whale Rock Light in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Whale Rock Light.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whale Rock Light, with the one closest to Whale Rock Light listed first.
- Narragansett
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Narragansett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett
- Jamestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Rocky Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rocky Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
- Peace Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Peace Dale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Dale
- Wakefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wakefield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Kingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Gould
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gould is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Point Judith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Point Judith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Judith
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Perryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Perryville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Matunuck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Matunuck is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matunuck
- Belleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Belleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Allenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- West Kingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Kingston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kingston
- Kingston Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kingston Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Station
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whale Rock Light. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whale Rock Light.
Newspapers Published in Whale Rock Light ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whale Rock Light.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whale Rock Light, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whale Rock Light.
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 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 Whale Rock Light:
- 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> | 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 Whale Rock Light, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Whale Rock Light) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |