Click on the cemetery number for location, description and other information about each cemetery.
When Traveling through South Kingstown you will see many small cemeteries if you are interested in learning more about the
cemetery you have found or located then at each cemetery you will find a marker, the marker will be well marked with:
SK - Followed by a Number (jot down the number and come back here to find out about that cemetery!)
HISTORICAL
CEMETERY #: SK001 MOSES
BARBER LOT
Location: 15 ft east of GLEN ROCK RD at TEL pole # 25
48 burials with 16 inscriptions
from 1769 to 1880
110 ft x 35 ft in good condition no enclosure; sign in fair
condition
NOTE: between TEL pole #26 & #25.
James Arnold recorded this lot 17 Nov 1880; his #249; "On land of
Col Moses Barber beside road in lot unprotected a burial yard of
GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum) 41 deg. 30.839' x 71 deg. 36.449'.
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL
CEMETERY #: SK002 QUEENS
RIVER BAPTIST CEMETERY
Location: 25 ft north of ROUTE 138 at TEL pole # 675
600 burials with 511 inscriptions
from 1805 to 1988
200 ft x 400 ft in good condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign in
NOTE: James Arnold #252, 18 Nov 1880; In the Usquepaug Cemetery a
beautiful rural retreat surrounded by a good substantial wall,
ground in good order a few evergreens are about the yard.
sections A,B,C,D go front to back, from west to east
41 deg 30.293' x 71 deg 36.105' (GPS coordinates WGS84 datum)
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HISTORICAL
CEMETERY #: SK003 GEORGE
HAZARD LOT
Location: 75 ft south of KINGSTON RD - ROUTE #138 at TEL pole # 70
12 burials with 12 inscriptions
from 1828 to 1911
40 ft x 40
ft in fair condition enclosed with granite posts and iron
rails; sign in fair condition
NOTE: Benns visited this cemetery (#697) about 1935 but lists it as
Richmond
James Arnold visited this lot 12 Nov 1880 his cemetery #234 "On
land of George L Hazard east of his house in open lot, yard
fenced, granite curbed posts and iron rails."
41 deg 30.190' x 71 deg 36.240' (GPS coordinates WGS84 datum)
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HISTORICAL
CEMETERY #: SK004 DAWLEY
LOT
Location: 100 ft south of KINGSTON RD - ROUTE #138 at TEL pole # 664
23 burials with 6 inscriptions
from 1786 to 1866
65 ft x 35
ft in fair condition no enclosure; sign in good condition
NOTE: James Arnold #239, 13 Nov 1880; On land of Dea. Hopkins east of
his house a burial yard of his family in lot unprotected.
41 deg 30.234' x 71 deg 35.839' (GPS coordinates WGS84 datum)
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HISTORICAL
CEMETERY #: SK005 NATHANIEL
C PECKHAM LOT
Location: 500 ft north of KINGSTON RD at TEL pole # 475
24 burials with 24 inscriptions
from 1855 to 1990
55 ft x 140
ft in excellent condition enclosed with a metal fence
NOTE: James Arnold #10, 22 Feb 1880; Peckham cmetery opposite Fernwood.
41 deg. 28.973' x 71 deg. 32.759' GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum)
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HISTORICAL
CEMETERY #: SK006 OLD
FERNWOOD CEMETERY
Location: 500 ft north of KINGSTON RD at TEL pole # 475
600 burials with 427 inscriptions
from 1813 to 1993
100 ft x 75 ft in good condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign
???
NOTE: James Arnold #11, 23 Feb 1880, On public road from Kingston to
railroad depot yard well walled in, several beautiful evergreens
Benns #815 - 1938
41 deg. 28.946' x 71 deg. 32.748' GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum)
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK007
NEW FERNWOOD CEMETERY
Location: 50 ft south of KINGSTON RD at TEL pole # 466
2000 burials
NOTE: This is the newest cemetery in South Kingstown started in 1931.
The information for this cemetery comes from the cemetery records
and not from the gravestones. We are indebted to _____, the owner
of the cemetery, for sharing the records. The records for this
cemetery document the race of some of the American Indian, Black
and Asian interments. This information being very important to
genealogists has been retained in this database. The small "b"
after some of the death years indicates it is the burial and not
the death date. Many of the records do not contain the age. A few
had death dates that were obviously typographical errors like
2009 and 2020 which have not happened yet in 2003. These have
been deleted and a few others have been
repaired.
GPS coordinates 41 deg. 28.928' x 71 deg. 32.626'
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK008
PELEG BROWN LOT
Location: 850 ft southeast of PLAINS RD at TEL pole # 6039
6 burials with 5 inscriptions
from 1825 to 1856
40 ft x 40
ft in fair condition no enclosure; sign in poor condition
NOTE: James Arnold #1, 20 Feb 1880; On land now belonging to Thomas B
Sherman west of his house at base of hill on south side of wall,
yard otherwise unprotected we find these graves with white slabs
with inscriptions following.
Northeast of where the Kingston dump used to be.
This cemetery is quite hard to find. It is 850 ft. SE from pole
#6039 on Plains Rd. (pole at GPS coordinate 41 deg. 30.043' x 71
deg. 31.941'). It is 635 ft. west of the Thomas B. Sherman house
and well (house foundation at GPS coordinate 41 deg. 29.940' x 71
deg. 31.671'). Follow the cart path opposite pole #6039 for 750
ft. Go south about 200 feet past an old gravel pit to a stone
wall running east-west. The cemetery is on the south side of this
wall and north of the gravel pit (another one) beyond. cemetery
at GPS coordinates 41 deg. 29.987' x 71 deg. 31.772' (datum
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK009
COL THOMAS POTTER LOT
Location: 15 ft west of SOUTH RD at TEL pole # 121
9 burials with 9 inscriptions
from 1793 to 1938
200 ft x 100 ft in excellent condition enclosed with a stone wall
NOTE: between telephone pole #121 & #122 just south of Route #138.
Col. Thomas Potter and his wife Elizabeth were recorded in SK080
when James Arnold visited in 1880.
James Arnold visited this lot 21 Feb. 1880, his #7, "The Hon. E.
R. Potter was entombed on his own land a short distance from his
house together with his wife and children. Tomb faces south and
has no inscription."
Benns #458
3 pet markers: Angus Wally; Sandy
- 1927; Taxie
This cemetery is under perpetual care administered by the
Pettaquamscutt Historical Society. On a recent trip to this
cemetery for maintenance Craig Anthony invited us to see the
Potter tomb and record the inscriptions. On entering the tomb
there is a chamber with nine crypts on the wall directly in
front. Seven of the crypts are used and sealed with a 25 inch by
35 inch slate stone inscribed with names and dates. The two
unused slates are leaning against the chamber wall for future
use. The damp nature of the tomb is causing the slate stones to
disintegrate. There are small stalactites coming down from the
ceiling and the very beginnings of stalagmites starting to form
on the floor below them.
The crypts are in three rows of three. The top row is
numbered 1,2,3; the center row is numbered 4,5,6; and the bottom
row is numbered 7,8,9. Crypts number 3 and 4 are not used and
number 6 has a mother and son entombed.
GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum) are 41 deg. 28.602' x 71 deg.
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK010
GEORGE ROSE LOT
Location: 15 ft north of MOORESFIELD RD at TEL pole # 4418
122 burials with 122 inscriptions
from 1851 to 1972
125 ft x 140 ft in excellent condition enclosed with a stone wall;
sign in good condition
NOTE: James Arnold #42, 27 Feb 1880; The Rose burial yard on road
leading from Kingston to Mooresfield, lot walled in on three
sides with double faced wall and fourth side with material on the
ground, A large and beautiful yard.
Beautiful cut stone wall with many metal rings mounted on the
front wall for tying up horses.
41 deg 29.096' x 71 deg 29.896' (GPS coordinates WGS84 datum)
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK011
JOHN ROSE LOT
Location: 50 ft west of BROAD ROCK RD at TEL pole # 4412
44 burials with 19 inscriptions
from 1774 to 1971
70 ft x 70
ft in good condition enclosed with granite posts and iron
rails; sign in good condition
NOTE: James Arnold #44, 27 Feb 1880; The Watson burial yard a short
distance northwest from the woolen mill at Moorsfield, on west
side of river, lot protected with granite posts and iron rails.
Just north of house at #1610 Broad Rock Road. Victoria Sylvestry
Watsons are in a separate enclosure in the northwest corner of
41 deg 29.296' x 71 deg 29.161' (GPS coordinates WGS84 datum)
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HISTORICAL
CEMETERY #: SK012 CAPT
CHRISTOPHER GARDNER LOT
Location: 200 ft south of MOORESFIELD RD at TEL pole # 3614
68 burials with 42 inscriptions
from 1795 to 1936
75 ft x 65
ft in excellent condition enclosed with a metal fence; sign missing
NOTE: James Arnold #101, 19 Jul 1880; On land of Daniel Rodman a few
rods south of his house is a burial yard of his family and
relatives, lot granite curbed and iron fenced on 3 sides, lot in
Benns #457
next to #810 Moorsfield Rd. just east of the junction with Stony
41 deg. 29.422' x 71 deg. 29.117' GPS coordinates WGS84 datum
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK013
BERIAH B GARDNER LOT
Location: 600 ft south of MOORESFIELD RD at TEL pole # 3514
39 burials with 29 inscriptions
85 ft x 80
ft in fair condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign in
NOTE: James Arnold #99, 16 May 1880; On land of Elisha G Sherman's
heirs a distance southeast of the house in lot recently walled
with double faces stone wall.
west side of Fagnant driveway at pole #3514/27
GPS coordinates (WGS datum) 41 deg 29.428' x 71 deg. 28.198'
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK014
GIDEON CLARKE LOT
Location: 100 ft south of LIBERTY LANE at TEL pole # 9205
12 burials with 11 inscriptions
from 1817 to 1901
30 ft x 50
ft in fair condition no enclosure; sign missing
NOTE: James Arnold #230, 9 Nov 1880; On land of John G Clarke southwest
of his house on opposite side of road, yard slightly protected a
burial yard of his family.
Enter barway in stone wall opposite NEL pole #9205/80 and go 100
41 deg 28.769' x 71 deg 35.312' (GPS coordinates WGS84 datum)
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK015
NATHANIEL PERKINS LOT
Location: 200 ft south of LIBERTY LANE at TEL pole # 6750
14 burials with 14 inscriptions
from 1766 to 1936
40 ft x 40
ft in good condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign
NOTE: James Arnold #226, Nov 9 1880; On land of Jabez Perkins east of
his house a burial yard of his family fenced only.
Follow driveway to #910 Liberty Road, cemetery is on left (east).
There are nice steps built into the wall of this cemetery.
41 deg 28.705' x 71 deg 34.982' (GPS coordinates WGS84 datum)
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK016
DAVID SHERMAN LOT
Location: 15 ft south of LIBERTY LANE at TEL pole # 5455
9 burials with 7 inscriptions
from 1837 to 1897
40 ft x 60
ft in fair condition enclosed with granite posts; sign in
good condition
NOTE: James Arnold #15, 24 Feb 1880; A burial yard of the Sherman
family on south side of road a short distance southeast from the
new depot at Kingston, lot fenced in with a good board fence.
2001: granite posts with metal hooks that once held wooden slats.
Some slats can still be seen in the SW corner. remnants of a cast
iron Victorian gate.
41 deg 28.850' x 71 deg 33.641' (GPS coordinates WGS84 datum)
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK017
GARDNER TEFFT LOT
Location: 1200 ft east of MINISTERIAL RD at TEL pole # 9243
24 burials with 11 inscriptions
from 1826 to 1886
30 ft x 40
ft in fair condition no enclosure; sign missing
NOTE: James Arnold visited this lot 25 Feb 1880 On Toby Neck we find
this yard in sight of house on east side of Railroad road. We
find yard poorly protected.
Walk east on Old Farm Rd 2/10 miles south of pole #9243 and just
after crossing Genesee Brook, cross RR & follow old Rd 50 paces.
Then go 45 paces to the right to stone wall.
GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum) are 41 deg. 27.846' x 71 deg.
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK018
TENNANT TEFFT LOT
Location: 200 ft south of DEER RIDGE WAY
46 burials with 46 inscriptions
from 1791 to 1984
35 ft x 35
ft in fair condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign ???
NOTE: James Arnold #19, visited this lot 25 Feb 1880. On land now
belonging to Charles Holley southwest from house and orchard and
northeast from old house whose chimney still stands is another
Tefft burial yard, yard well protected with heavy stone wall.
behind house #42 Deer Ridge Way. It can also be reached from
Watch Hill Way where it is 50 feet behind #29 and #37.
GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum) are 41 deg. 27.820' x 71 deg.
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
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HISTORICAL
CEMETERY #: SK019 JOHN
TEFFT LOT
Location: 200 ft north of ENTERPRISE TERRACE
62 burials with 6 inscriptions
from 1823 to 1852
NOTE: James Arnold recorded this lot 25 Mar 1880, his #17. "Tefft
Burial yard. On land of Mercy Tefft a short distance southwest
from house we find this yard entirely unprotected in which we
find 32 full and 24 small graves with rude stones only. In this
yard was buried the first John Tefft who settled this tract of
land." see also SKA43.
between lots #59 & #61, beside the back yard of #121 Enterprise
GPS coordinates (WGS86 datum) are N 41 deg. 28.169' x W 71 deg.31.908'
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK020
JOHN CLARKE JR LOT
Location: 100 ft east of CHERRY RD at TEL pole # 5628
56 burials with 19 inscriptions
from 1763 to 1869
85 ft x 80
ft in good condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign ???
NOTE: James Arnold #9, 22 Feb 1880; "The Clarke cemetery about 1/4
mile
from corner of roads leading toward Mooresfield and Curtis Corner
Craig Anthony surveyed this cemetery in 1995 just after a new
stone wall was built on the south and east side of section 'B'.
Unfortunately this wall was built six feet into this cemetery on
both sides. Section 'B' (the smaller of the two, on the east side
of section 'A') is now 40 ft x 30 ft.
Section 'A' is 85 ft x 50
ft and it contains 20 of the 37 fieldstone marked graves.
Section A GPS readings 41 deg. 28.547' x 71 deg. 31.291'
Section B GPS readings 41 deg. 28.543' x 71 deg. 31.282'
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK021
LUKE CURTIS LOT
Location: 500 ft east of SOUTH RD at TEL pole # 70
8 burials with 8 inscriptions
from 1832 to 1891
20 ft x 20
ft in poor condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign in fair condition
NOTE: Near the Curtis Corner Baptist open air chapel, south of the old
Narragansett Railroad bed (now a bike path).
James Arnold, 27 Mar 1881; On land of Jabez C Tucker north of his
house, lot walled and faced evergreen inside wall.
GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum) 41 deg. 27.447' x 71 deg. 31.611'.
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK022
HON ELISHA WATSON LOT
Location: 20 ft east of ROSE HILL RD at TEL pole # 3700
60 burials with 50
inscriptions from 1834 to 1995
135 ft x 126 ft in excellent condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign in
good condition
NOTE: James Arnold #115, 2 Aug 1880; On road leading north from
Watson's Corner is a burial yard of the family. Lot in prime
order surrounded by evergreens.
41 deg. 27.911' x 71 deg. 29.616' GPS coordinates WGS84 datum
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK023
GEORGE H SHERMAN LOT
Location: 40 ft south of ROAD TO RIFLE CLUB OFF ROSE HILL RD at TEL pole
# 21-5
9 burials with 5 inscriptions
from 1818 to 1873
50 ft x 50
ft in good condition enclosed with a metal fence; sign in good condition
NOTE: James Arnold #104, 19 Jul 1880; A few rods further west [from
SK024] is a beautiful yard of the Sherman family on north side a
bank wall on 3 sides three rows of evergreens inside of which a
raised mound surrounded by iron fence in granite, lot in fair
order. The stones sit here are such beautiful pieces of marble
cocry an open scroll upon which is the inscription, an open bible
on top with text upon open pages.
About 1200 feet east of Rose Hill Rd. on a road leading to a
rifle club and a kennel.
41 deg. 28.415' x 71 deg. 29.654' GPS coordinates WGS84 datum
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK024
JOHN R SHERMAN LOT
Location: 50 ft north of ROAD TO RIFLE CLUB OFF ROSE HILL RD at TEL pole
# 21-9.5
76 burials with 9 inscriptions
from 1802 to 1864
100 ft x 50 ft in fair condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign
in
NOTE: James Arnold #103, 19 Jul 1880; On land of George Rose Jr. a few
rods west of his house is a burial yard of the Sherman family,
lot walled but showing marks of neglect...33 rude stones, those
of colored people of this family.
200 ft east from SK023; East of Rose Hill Rd. about halfway
between Rte #138 and Saugatucket Road. Next to Rose Hill Pet
Cemetery, across road from kennel.
41 deg. 28.468 x 71 deg. 29.546' GPS coordinates WGS84 datum.
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK025
JOHN NICHOLS LOT
Location: 550 ft north of SAUGATUCKET RD at TEL pole # 12
10 burials with 10 inscriptions
from 1831 to 1859
50 ft x 28
ft in poor condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign
NOTE: James Arnold #85, 14 Apr 1880; On land late belonging to John
Nichols and a distance north from his late residence is a burial
yard of his family well walled in good order with several
Enter at stone wall next to tel. pole #12 (old #6516) and proceed
to cemetery on left side of wall some 550 ft. from the road.
GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum) are 41 deg. 28.074' x 71 deg.
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK026
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH YARD
Location: 20 ft south of TORRY ROAD AND ROUTE #1 (SE CORNER) at TEL pole # 6316
75 burials with 23 inscriptions
from 1746 to 1944
100 ft x 66 ft in good condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign
in
NOTE: GPS coordinates WGS84 datum - 41 deg 28.039' x 71 deg 27.750'
"This acre of land given by Samuel Sewall and Hannah his wife 23
Sep 1707 to build a public meeting house on for the solomn
worship of God" Dr
Joseph Torrey was the minister from 1732-1792
James Arnold #64, 6 Mar 1880, In Congregational Church yard on
Tower Hill we find the following:
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK027
DR JAMES I SWEET LOT
Location: 200 ft north of CURTIS CORNER RD at TEL pole # 4871
10 burials with 8 inscriptions
from 1848 to 1906
35 ft x 50
ft in good condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign in
NOTE: James Arnold #23, 25 Feb 1880; The Sweet lot a west of the above
[SK028] well fenced with pickets in good condition.
200 feet north on driveway at tel pole #106/4871.5 on east side
of driveway. Fine cemented stone wall.
41 deg x 26.894' x 71 deg 33.117' (GPS coordinates WGS84 datum)
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK028
GARDNER TEFFT LOT
Location: 1000 ft north of CURTIS CORNER RD at TEL pole # 4866
17 burials with 16 inscriptions
from 1860 to 1970
100 ft x 50 ft in good condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign
???
NOTE: James Arnold #201, 20 Oct 1880; On land of the late Christopher
Curtis east of his house lot walled in, a burial yard of his
Just east of house at #1221 Curtis Corner Road.
41 deg 27.012' x 71 deg 32.896' (GPS coodinates WGS84 datum)
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK029
HOLLEY-OATLEY LOT
Location: 20 ft west of SOUTH RD at TEL pole # 66
39 burials with 36 inscriptions
from 1822 to 1988
25 ft x 45
ft in fair condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign in
NOTE: James Arnold visited this lot 25 Feb 1880: "A short distance
from
the cross roads at Curtis Corner, north beside the public road,
lot well walled in, bank on road, and planted with evergreens."
41 deg 27.057' x 71 deg 31.721' (GPS coordinates WGS84 datum)
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK030
BRIG GEN ISAAC P. RODMAN LOT
Location: 200 ft north of FIORE INDUSTRIAL DR. (#170)
30 burials with 26 inscriptions
from 1799 to 1967
53 ft x 106
ft in fair condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign ???
NOTE: James Arnold #285, 17 Apr 1881; In the Rodman burial ground north
of Rocky Brook lot walled, capped and faced in good order we
James Arnold #286, 17 April 1881, "On the east side of wall of
the above [SK030] is another yard the graves of which are marked
by rude stones containing 25 large and 18 small graves, we
understand these were slaves and their descendants, no