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 Wickford (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 Wickford. 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 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.
Wickford is located in Washington 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 Washington County: New London (CT), Windham (CT), Dukes (MA), Suffolk (NY), Bristol, Kent & Newport.
Below are the counties that are near Wickford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wickford:
- Washington County (The home county of Wickford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wickford, with the one closest to Wickford listed first.
- North Kingstown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
- North Kingstown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Wickford Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickford Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County
- Allenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Exeter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Saunderstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunderstown
- Saunderstown is located in Washington County
- Mount View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
- Mount View is located in Washington County
- Exeter
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Bridgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Bridgetown is located in Washington County
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Kingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Washington County
- Curtis Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- Curtis Corner is located in Washington County
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wickford, with the one closest to Wickford listed first.
- Bristol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Annawomscutt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County
- Barrington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
(13 miles [20.9 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 northeast) - Coggeshall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County
- Warren
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wickford, with the one closest to Wickford listed first.
- East Greenwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
- Shippee Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner
- Shippee Corner is located in Kent County
- East Greenwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Cowesett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett
- Cowesett is located in Kent County
- Apponaug
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- Apponaug is located in Kent County
- Buttonwoods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County
- Oakland Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County
- West Warwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
- West Greenwich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
- Kettle Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County
- Coventry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Kitts Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
- Kitts Corner is located in Kent County
- Newport County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wickford, with the one closest to Wickford listed first.
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Lawtons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
- Lawtons is located in Newport County
- Clarks Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Clarks Village is located in Newport County
- Melville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Middletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Brenton Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brenton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenton Village
- Brenton Village is located in Newport County
- Newport
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Middletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
- Portsmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Tiverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Providence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wickford, with the one closest to Wickford listed first.
- Garden City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Providence County
- Cranston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
- Cranston is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Kent Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
- Kent Corner is located in Providence County
- Kent ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Simmonsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Simmonsville is located in Providence County
- Richmond ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Armington Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Corner
- Armington Corner is located in Providence County
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Carpenters Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
- Carpenters Corner is located in Providence County
- Dyerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - East Providence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
- East Providence is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
- Clayville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
- Clayville is located in Providence County
- New London County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wickford, with the one closest to Wickford listed first.
- Voluntown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Voluntown
(21 miles [33.8 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 <2>
- Glasgo
(22 miles [35.4 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 <2>
- North Stonington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Stonington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- Pawcatuck
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawcatuck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- Griswold
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Clarks Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Clarks Village is located in New London County (CT)
- Wequetequock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wequetequock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetequock
- Wequetequock is located in New London County (CT)
- Jewett City
(26 miles [41.8 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 <2>
- Mashantucket
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mashantucket have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- Preston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wickford, with the one closest to Wickford listed first.
- Oneco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- Sterling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Ekonk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Sterling
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Sterling is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <2>
- Almyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville
- Almyville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Moosup
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosup
- Moosup is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosup <2>
- South Killingly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly
- South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
- Plainfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
- Plainfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <2>
- Central Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- 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 <2>
- Plainfield Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Village
- Plainfield Village is located in Windham County (CT)
- East Killingly
(26 miles [41.8 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 <2>
- Bristol County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wickford, with the one closest to Wickford listed first.
- Globe Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Seekonk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Fall River
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Flint Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
- Flint Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Swansea
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Acoaxet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acoaxet
- Acoaxet is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Central Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Central Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Westport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Bowenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowenville
- Bowenville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Hortonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Hortonville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Oak Grove Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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)
- Dukes County (MA)
- Norfolk County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wickford, with the one closest to Wickford listed first.
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Plainville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wickford, with the one closest to Wickford listed first.
- Blackstone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Millerville is located in Worcester County (MA)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wickford, see our County-by-County Page for Wickford.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Wickford ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wickford.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Wickford. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Wickford and those printed in the larger area surrounding Wickford.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of Wickford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Wickford:
- 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 Washington 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
- Kent 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
- 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
- Dukes 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 Washington County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Rhode Island
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Rhode Island
Cemeteries Near Wickford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wickford.
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 Wickford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wickford, with the one closest to Wickford listed first.
- Phillips - Gardiner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips - Gardiner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips - Gardiner Cemetery
- Boone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boone Cemetery
- George Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the George Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the George Thomas Cemetery
- Tennabt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tennabt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tennabt Cemetery
- St. Paul - Updike Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul - Updike Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul - Updike Cemetery
- Wightman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wightman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wightman Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carr Cemetery
- Himes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Himes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Himes Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
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- Himes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Himes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Himes Cemetery
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Grove Cemetery
- Hiscox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hiscox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hiscox Cemetery
- Himes Cemetery
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wickford had a population of 820 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wickford, with the one closest to Wickford listed first.
- Lafayette
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Belleville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Belleville is located in Washington County
- Wickford Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickford Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction
- Wickford Junction is located in Washington County
- Davisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Davisville is located in Washington County
- Allenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Hamilton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Exeter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Exeter is located in Washington County
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Potowomut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Chepiwanoxet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chepiwanoxet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Chepiwanoxet is located in Kent County
- East Greenwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- West Kingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- West Kingston is located in Washington County
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- Kingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Washington County
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Cowesett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett
- Cowesett is located in Kent County
- Kingston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wickford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wickford.
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Wickford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wickford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5739, Longitude: -71.4617 In this case, the coordinates for Wickford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Wickford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |