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
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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
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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)
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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
James Arnold #265, 11 Dec. 1880, "across wall from Gen. Isaac P.
Rodman on a knoll, open lot an indian burial yard supposed. Now
plowed down, was quite a large yard once."
This cemetery is off Saugatucket Road between Kingston Road and
North Road, about 750 ft. north of Emmit Lane. It is on a hill in
the South County Sand and gravel Co. To get to it you must get
permission, go into the gravel pit and follow the grassy path up
to the cemetery. It is nicely cared for but many of the stones
GPS coordinates 41 deg. 27.441' x 71 deg. 30.028'
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK031
EBENEZER ADAMS LOT
Location: 500 ft south of SAUGATUCKET RD at TEL pole # 831
17 burials with 7 inscriptions
from 1799 to 1908
35 ft x 35
ft in fair condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign not
NOTE: James Arnold visited this lot 2 Aug 1880 his #114. A short
distance south af Watson Corner and a few rods east of road
leading south is a burial yard of the Rose and Sherman families.
The west yard Rose is overgrown with weeds and briars we count 3
large graves with 4 small ones at feet with rude stones.
[Note:
In 1881 Arnold only found the William Sherman stone. Maj.
Ebenezer Adams, Ebenezer Adams and Mary Adams stones were not
found by Arnold. They should have been there in 1881. It is
thought that Maj Ebenezer Adams is buried in an unmarked grave in
The Rose family fieldstones can still be seen beside the west
Follow path on west side house at #836 Saugatucket Rd. and cross
cut stone bridge over creek. Continue on to cemetery wall with
41 deg. 27.792' x 71 deg. 29.653' GPS coordinates WGS84 datum
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK032
JAMES KNOWLES LOT
Location: 800 ft west of MINISTERIAL RD at TEL pole # 5189
19 burials with 13 inscriptions
from 1824 to 1927
50 ft x 35
ft in good condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign in
NOTE: James Arnold #130, 6 Oct 1880; On land of Lorenzo A Knowles north
of his house in corner of lot, partly protected a burial yard of
Go 800 feet west on Boy Scout camp road to first building. Go
north on trail 500 feet to cemetery. It is 100 feet south of a
41 deg 26.412' x 71 deg 33.510' (GPS
coordinates WGS84 datum)
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK033
HOLLEY-CHAPPELL LOT
Location: 300 ft south of CURTIS CORNER RD at TEL pole # 85
35 burials with 22 inscriptions
from 1815 to 1905
40 ft x 65
ft in fair condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign in
NOTE: James Arnold visited this lot 6 Oct 1880, #126: "west of house
of
George May in edge of wood lot only partly protected and
150 ft nortwest of house and west of SK183 at tel pole #85/4851
GPS coordinates 41 deg. 26.808' x 71 deg. 32.688'
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK034
DANIEL P GAVITT LOT
Location: 15 ft west of ROCKWOOD LANE at TEL pole # 8938
12 burials with 11 inscriptions
from 1830 to 1871
25 ft x 30
ft in fair condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign in
fair condition
NOTE: James Arnold visited this lot 5 Oct 1880, #123: "A few rods
northwest of the above [SK520] another yard of the Gavitt family,
lot walled in good order inside"
3/10 mi south of Curtis Corners Rd. on Rockwood La.; north of
SK038. In 2002 stones #1,2,3, and 5 are out of location and
leaning against the cemetery wall. Stone #10 is missing. The
footstones for these are in place and were used to construct the
map of stone locations. These locations agree with the order that
Arnold recorded this lot in 1880. The cemetery was found full of
brush, poison ivy, briars and has animal holes in the ground.
GPS coordinates 41 deg. 26.746' x 71 deg. 32.531'
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK035
GOULD-TOURGEE LOT
Location: 15 ft east of ALLENS AVE at TEL pole # 588
50 burials with 16 inscriptions
from 1795 to 1885
150 ft x 60 ft in good condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign
in
NOTE: James Arnold visited this yard 20 Oct 1880 "Opposite the
colored
church at Curtis Corner a burial yard, walled, surrounded by
evergreens." Arnold counted 16 adult and 18 children's graves
marked by rude stones.
Arnold only recorded 1,3,4,8,9,14, others were added later.
At the junction of South Rd. and Allens Ave.
41 deg. 26.818' x 71 deg. 31.422' GPS coordinates (GPS84 datum)
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK036
NEW SAINT FRANCIS
Location: 50 ft southwest of GEORGE SCHAEFFER RD
3200 burials with 2689 inscriptions
NOTE: 41 deg. 26.961' x 71 deg. 30.689' GPS coordinates WGS84 datum
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK037
OAKDELL CEMETERY-PEACEDALE
Location: 20 ft north of OAKDELL ST at TEL pole # 1925
1800 burials with 1470 inscriptions
from 1835 to 1993
NOTE: James Arnold #56, 4 Mar 1880
This cemetery is one of the most vandalized in the state.
In
1993 about 100 stones were down and or broken.
GPS coordinates 41 deg. 26.852' x 71 deg. 29.953
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK038
BATES LOT
Location: 300 ft southeast of ROCKWOOD LANE
25 burials with 0 inscriptions
25 ft x 20
ft in fair condition no enclosure; sign missing
NOTE: James Arnold visited this lot 6 Oct 1880, #125: "A short
distance
south of the next yard [SK033] here recorded is a grave marked
with a rude stone that of Lucinda Carr."
2/10 mile south of Curtis Corner Rd. on Rockwood Lane. Follow
Rockwood Lane to the end. As you go through the last gate turn
left into the pasture and follow the tractor ruts to the east.
The cemetery is to the right on a small hill just before the
stone wall marking the next pasture.
Called 'Bates lot' in registration list, but not called Bates by
James Arnold in 1880.
On a hill southeast of SK034 on other side of road.
GPS coordinates 41 deg. 26.687' x 71 deg. 32.418'
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK039
JONATHAN STEADMAN LOT
Location: 30 ft west of SOUTH RD at TEL pole # 30
15 burials with 4 inscriptions
from 1855 to 1958
75 ft x 35
ft in fair condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign in
NOTE: In the side yard of house at #364 South Road, just north of SK040
Not recorded by James Arnold.
41 deg. 26.547' x 71 deg. 31.348' GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum)
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK040
BENJAMIN NORTHUP LOT
Location: 50 ft east of SOUTH RD at TEL pole # 29
17 burials with 8 inscriptions
from 1851 to 1950
50 ft x 50
ft in good condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign in
fair condition
NOTE: James Arnold recorded this yard 5 Oct 1880, #118 "In Northrup
yard beside road, north of the above (SK051), lot granite walled
100 feet south of SK039 on opposite side of the road, up on a
41 deg. 26.539 x 71 deg 31.297' GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum)
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK041
OLIVER STEDMAN LOT
Location: 50 ft west of WILLARD AVE at TEL pole # 5323
16 burials with 12 inscriptions
24 ft x 26
ft in good condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign in
NOTE: James Arnold #267, 11 Dec 1880: On land of Oliver Steadman north
of his house, lot well walled faced and in good order.
On the corner of Willard Ave. and Rockland Dr.
GPS coordinates 41 deg. 26.500' x 71 deg. 30.522'
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK042
OLD SAINT FRANCIS
Location: 10 ft west of HIGH ST at TEL pole # 15
150 burials with 121 inscriptions
from 1855 to 1905
100 ft x 65 ft in fair condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign
in
NOTE: James Arnold #192
This lot was the site of the first Catholic Church in Wakefield.
The lot was purchased in 1854 and soon after a small church was
erected. In 1860 when the larger Baptist Church further down High
Street was put up for sale they bought it. They then converted
their first site to a burial ground. Since there are a number of
burials dating from 1855-1860 we must assume that there was a
burial ground next to the original church.
next to town hall; pole #15/1784. Many stones down or leaning on
cemetery wall.
GPS coordinates 41 deg. 26.481' x 71 deg. 30.162'
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK043
RIVERSIDE CEMETERY-WAKEFIELD
Location: 300 ft east of HIGH ST at TEL pole # 1785
5000 burials with 4003 inscriptions
from 1716 to 1993
NOTE: James Arnold #55, 2 Mar 1880; Riverside Cemetery at Wakefield.
Started in 1870 by Stephen Fisk, the first burial.
GPS coordinates 41 deg. 26.529' x 71 deg. 29.937
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK044
WAKEFIELD BAPTIST CEMETERY
Location: 50 ft east of MAIN ST at TEL pole # 1136
112 burials with 112 inscriptions
from 1834 to 1928
100 ft x 200 ft in good condition no enclosure; sign missing
NOTE: James Arnold #57, 4 & 5 Mar 1880; In the Baptist Church yard at
Many stones from this cemetery were moved to Riverside Cemetery
SK043. When James Arnold recorded it in 1880 it was much larger.
GPS coordinates 41 deg. 26.414' x 71 deg. 29.785'
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK045
GEORGE BABCOCK LOT
Location: 400 ft south of TUCKERTOWN RD at TEL pole # 11
55 burials with 25 inscriptions
from 1756 to 1984
90 ft x 75
ft in good condition enclosed with granite posts and iron
NOTE: James Arnold #134, 6 Oct 1880; On land of Mrs Randall southwest
of her house on plain, yard unprotected.
near soccer fields in Tuckertown Park.
GPS coordinates 41 deg. 25.599' x 71 deg. 33.228'
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK046
PELEG BROWN LOT
Location: 125 ft south of TUCKERTOWN RD at TEL pole # 89
22 burials with 18 inscriptions
from 1766 to 1927
30 ft x 30
ft in good condition no enclosure; sign in fair condition
NOTE: James Arnold #190, 17 Oct 1880; On land of Jeremiah P Robinson
west of Post Road in corner of lot otherwise unprotected a burial
yard of the Brown family, lot in rather poor condition.
GPS coordinates 41 deg. 25.875' x 71 deg. 31.217'
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK047
Location: 15 ft south of
596 burials with 594 inscriptions
from 1811 to 1992
NOTE: James Arnold #161
GPS coordinates 41 deg. 24.025' x 71 deg. 34.217'
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK048
JOSEPH SEGAR
east of METATERRINE AVE. OFF ROUTE #1 at TEL pole # 4612
17 burials with 6 inscriptions
from 1828 to 1888
50 ft x 50
ft in excellent condition enclosed with a stone wall
NOTE: James Arnold #183, 13 Oct 1880, On
his house lot walled in good condition, wall pointed and faced.
east side of first driveway on left.
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK049
DANIEL CARPENTER
Location: 10 ft south of
8 burials with 0 inscriptions
20 ft x 30
ft in good condition enclosed with granite posts and iron
NOTE: James Arnold #186, Oct 16 1880; "A short distance northwest
from
here [SK050] another yard containing 3 large and 5 small graves,
granite posts and iron rails. The three large graves are those of
Daniel Carpenter, his wife who was a Rodman, and Renewed
It is this documentation, probably from the land owner, by James
Diagonally across from SK050, in front of #
41 deg 23.558' x 71 deg 31.498' GPS coordinates WGS84 datum
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK050
Location: 200 ft north of
12 burials with 12 inscriptions
from 1832 to 1944
45 ft x 35
ft in fair condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign
NOTE: James Arnold #185, 16 Oct 1880; On
his house a burial yard granite posts with iron rails in good
At house #
41 deg 23.535' x 71 deg 31.40' GPS coordinates WGS84 datum
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK051
WILLIAM W WEBSTER LOT
Location: 15 ft north of SAND PLAIN TRAIL at TEL pole # 40
15 burials with 15 inscriptions
from 1905 to 1994
50 ft x 52
ft in excellent condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign
NOTE: Adjacent to SK117 at pole #6592/40. stone wall on south side and
shares a wall with SK117.
41 deg. 24.997' x 71 deg. 34.749' GPS coordinates WGS84 datum
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK052
CLARKE-SWEET
Location: 15 ft east of
18 burials with 8 inscriptions
from 1820 to 1861
65 ft x 30
ft in fair condition enclosed with granite posts and iron
NOTE: Recorded by James Arnold 5 Oct 1880 his #116: "On
Hazard north side of road leading toward Worden Pond from a point
the stones for Betsey P. Sweet, George W. Crumb, and six unmarked
fieldstones. These are now included in the cemetery registered as
1000 feet north of Woodmans Drive.
GPS coordinates 41 deg. 26.428' x 72 deg. 31.255'
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK053
DAVID SHERMAN
Location: 450 ft north of
6 burials with 2 inscriptions
from 1829 to 1845
30 ft x 30
ft in good condition no enclosure; sign not installed yet
NOTE: James Arnold, #259, 19 Nov 1880; On
of the above lot (GH258; SK113) beside wall no other protection,
lot overrun with brier and white birches. Four small graves at
Between houses #225 and #230 on
41 deg 29.192' x 71 deg 34.604' (GPS coordinates WGS84 datum)
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK054
PARKETA
Location: 2500 ft west of SOUTH COUNTY TRAIL at TEL pole # 8831
1 burials with 1 inscriptions
from 1936 to 1936
20 ft x 10
ft in good condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign not
NOTE: 200 feet SW of the old Braman house foundation.
41 deg 29.576' x 71 deg 35.256' (GPS coordinates WGS84 datum)
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK055
LEVI BRADFORD
Location: 1550 ft north of
19 burials with 4 inscriptions
from 1761 to 1820
75 ft x 55
ft in good condition no enclosure; sign in fair condition
NOTE: James Arnold #35, 26 Feb 1880, The old
few rods west of the fair grounds at
200 ft. behind the fence at the back of APC on
Enter trail behind tel pole #40-S on
behind the APC fence for 1550 feet to cemetery.
41 deg 29.071' x 71 deg 34.123' (GPS coordinates WGS84 datum)
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK056
SYLVESTER WILCOX
south of
9 burials with 4 inscriptions
from 1825 to 1841
30 ft x 35
ft in good condition no enclosure; sign not installed yet
NOTE: James Arnold #256, 19 Nov 1880, On
as the Wilcox farm, Great Neck a burial yard of this family west
of the old house now burnt and northeast from new house, beside
wall with no protection. In this yard is buried gr grandfather
Wilcox and his wife and grandmother his daughter.
This cemetery was registered as the Worden lot by the state, but
the
and a check of probate records confirms this.
On Great neck in Great Swamp SE of RR tracks. 2600 feet west of
parking area at bar way. Follow trail from parking area for about
2000 feet taking all right forks to house foundation on right at
41 deg. 27.938' x 71 deg. 35.198. The cemetery is 530 more feet.
It is at the north end of the second of three cleared fields.
There is a stone wall on the west edge.
41 deg. 27.946' x 71 deg. 35.312' GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum)
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK057
JOSEPH P POTTER
Location: 450 ft north of
7 burials with 5 inscriptions
from 1837 to 1863
24 ft x 26
ft in fair condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign ???
NOTE: James Arnold visited this lot 25 Feb 1880 his #21. "Potter
cemetery at Curtis Corner, lot well walled, faced and cemented."
All graves except Margaret C. Potter have been found in Elm Grove
Cemetery,
granite monument in section #218. The stone for Margaret C.
Potter seen by
unclear whether all of the graves in this cemetery were moved,
there may have been some unmarked graves that were not moved.
Located 450 feet north of tel. pole #58/3387 just inside the
woods line beyond where the field is plowed.
The state registration list calls this the Goddard-Gardiner lot.
The Goddard-Gardiner lot is probably the one now registered as
GPS coordinates 41 deg. 27.257 x 71 deg. 31.851'
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK058
JEREMIAH KNOWLES
Location: 3000 ft east of ROSE HILL RD TO SOUTH WOODS DR at TEL pole # 4
8 burials with 5 inscriptions
from 1780 to 1816
40 ft x 40
ft in fair condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign
NOTE: James Arnold #102, 19 Jul 1880; On
what was once the Knowles lot in corner of lot is a burial yard
containing the remains of Mr. Knowles family, lot covered with
birch and showing marks of neglect graves marked with dark stones
Follow
then follow the driveway to Stoney Brook Farm. Park by the barn
and the cemetery is the diagonal opposite corner (NW) of the
field NW of the barn. Stone wall on north and east sides only.
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK059
ABRAHAM JOHNSON
[REMOVED TO ELM GROVE &
9 burials
NOTE: Abraham, Mary T., Hannah M., and Elijah are now buried in Elm
headstones for Charity and William H. in
(SK043) in
James Arnold #272, 16 Mar 1881: west of school house at Rocky
Brook a burial yard fenced in fair order we here read the
PHS 1979 found only the Barker stone in this lot. In 2002 no
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK060
HENRY HOLLAND
Location: 200 ft south of
76 burials with 64 inscriptions
from 1823 to 1980
70 ft x 150
ft in fair condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign in
NOTE: west of New St Francis Cemetery.
James Arnold visited this lot 2
Aug 1880, his #113, "A few rods
another yard or rather series of them we find three inclised and
one partly so we shall consider them one cemetery. North lot
walled with double faced granite blocks and capped, inside
planted with evergreen... next fenced with pickets"
41 deg. 26.964' x 71 deg. 30/715' GPS coordinates WGS84 datum
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK061
JAMES R NORTHUP
Location: 600 ft west of
11 burials with 8 inscriptions
from 1870 to 1962
50 ft x 30
ft in good condition no enclosure; sign in fair condition
NOTE: James Arnold #110, 2 Aug 1880; A few steps northeast from the
above yard [SK150] we find another burial yard picket fenced abd
surrounded with evergreens in prime order.
In the yard of Leona Kelley
GPS coordinates 41 deg. 26.819' x 71 deg. 30.561'
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK062
MATTHEW CHAPPELL
Location: 15 ft north of
6 burials with 6 inscriptions
from 1822 to 1876
30 ft x 30
ft in good condition no enclosure; sign in good condition
NOTE: James Arnold #264, 10 Dec 1880; In lot north of Sugar Loaf Hill.
At Sugar Loaf Hill, just within grounds of Atmore Wright House at
graves of several pets.
The GPS coordinates are 41 deg. 26.112' x 71 deg 30.624'
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK063
BROWNING
Location: 4500 ft south of
66 burials with 33 inscriptions from 1832 to 1924
85 ft x 55
ft in fair condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign in
NOTE: James Arnold #154, 8 Oct 1880; The Browning burial yard lot well
walled on
South of Old Post Road at telephone pole #316 (formerly #1510)
half way between
paved drive through an opening in the stone wall and go about 3/4
mile to the end of the drive at the farm house. The burial ground
is 500 feet south of the house. The property approaching the
cemetery belongs to John Jackson, but the cemetery is actually
south of his property in a thick woods on property that has been
recently developed for homes.
GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum) 41 deg. 23.160' x 71 deg. 36.362'
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK064
BILLINGTON
east of
16 burials with 1 inscriptions
from 1839 to 1841
30 ft x 30
ft in good condition no enclosure; sign ???
NOTE: James Arnold visited this cemetery 17 Apr 1881, his #288,
"East
of Mr. Dye's house on side of pond a burial yard on hill without
The state registration list calls this the Potter lot and says it
was removed to
Historical Society book quotes Bill Sweet "this grave may be a
Dye rather than a Potter. The original Dye house was located so
close to this grave as to suggest this possibility."
midway between road & pond
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK065
QUAKER WEST MEETING GROUND
Location: 100 ft north of
250 burials with 98 inscriptions
from 1810 to 1982
250 ft x 300 ft in fair
condition no enclosure; sign in good condition
NOTE: This three acre tract was given in 1750 by James Perry to the
Society of Friends. The Meeting Hoiuse was built in 1750 and
dismantled in 1888. Amy Knowles (1769-1850), one of the ministers
to this gathering, provided in her will for perpetual care of
James Arnold recorded this cemetery in 1880, his #162, "In the
Friend's Cemetery at Perryville we find 184 large and 52 small
graves with rude stones. This
yard shows marks of great
neglect." "Note: We are told that these lines of graves on the
east side of lot separated by a space so as to bring these under
the wall are those of colored people."
GPS Coordinates 41 deg. 24.071' x 71 deg. 35.101'
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK066
CLARK CRANDALL
Location: 400 ft north of
19 burials with 17 inscriptions
from 1845 to 1901
60 ft x 45
ft in good condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign in good condition
NOTE: James Arnold #164, 12 Oct 1880; On
north of his house a burial yard of his family, lot walled and
pointed in fine condition.
300 ft behind large white house at
41 deg. 23.818' x 71 deg. 35.560' GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum)
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK067
CAPT THOMAS TRUXTON HARVEY LOT
Location: 20 ft east of
6 burials with 6 inscriptions
from 1862 to 1905
35 ft x 20
ft in good condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign missing
NOTE: James Arnold #70, 29 Mar 1880; At Bridgetown on
Thomas T Harvey at side of road is a burial yard of his family,
fairly protected.
on east side of Walmsley La (AKA
north of
41 deg 29.358' x 71 deg 26.977' (GPS coordinates WGS84 datum)
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK068
WILLIAM C GARDNER
Location: 300 ft north of
23 burials with 6 inscriptions
from 1837 to 1890
60 ft x 40
ft in good condition no enclosure; sign in good condition
NOTE: James Arnold #69, 29 Mar 1880; In open lot unprotected a short
distance from Pettaquamscutt upper bridge southwest from here is
a burial yard of the Gardiner family.
41 deg 29.382' x 71 deg 26.905' (GPS coordinates WGS84 datum)
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK069
JOHN B DOCKRAY
Location: 100 ft north of
15 burials with 9 inscriptions
from 1824 to 1881
50 ft x 35
ft in fair condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign in good condition
NOTE: James Arnold visited this lot 17 Oct 1880 "On
H Hazard, west of the old Dockray house, a burial yard of the
Dockray family, lot walled in good condition, much neglected."
41 deg. 26.239' x 71 deg. 30.880' GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum)
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK070
REUBEN GAVITT
west of
16 burials with 12 inscriptions
from 1849 to 1865
40 ft x 100
ft in fair condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign ???
NOTE: James Arnold #112, 2 Aug 1880; A few rods northwest from burial
yard described on page 200 [SK150] in open lot unprotected we
in center of New St Francis Cemetery
41 deg. 26.933' x 71 deg. 30.693' GPS coordinates WGS84 datum
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK071
STEPHEN NORTHUP
Location: 20 ft west of
14 burials with 4 inscriptions
from 1834 to 1876
25 ft x 35
ft in fair condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign in fair condition
NOTE: James Arnold #67, 29 mar 1880; North od the old
Glebe house west
side of road is a burial yard walled in and in fair condition.
200 ft north of the site of the site of the Glebe
41 deg 29.748' x 71 deg 27.119' (GPS coordinates WGS84 datum)
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK072
THOMAS-JOHNSON-WALMSLEY
Location: 450 ft south of ROUTE #138
26 burials with 3 inscriptions
from 1865 to 1926
75 ft x 100
ft in fair condition no enclosure; sign in good condition
NOTE: From Rt #138 take Peckham Farm entrance Rd. 350 ft in take left
fork. The cemetery is 150 ft
down dirt road on the left (on the
east side of White Horn Brook. There
are at least 8 sunken sites
indicating burials with no markers.
41 deg. 27.189' x 71 deg. 31.608' GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum)
Jim got 41 deg. 28.762' x 71 deg. 32.383'
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK073
PECKHAM-HAZARD
Location: 600 ft east of
61 burials with 17 inscriptions
from 1792 to 1877
NOTE: James Arnold recorded this cemetery 18 Oct 1880; "On land of
Carder Whaley, east of his house, the old Peckham burial yard,
Three Babcocks were removed to Riverside Cemetery (SK043) On
41 deg 24.456' x 71 deg 31.631' GPS coordinates WGS84 datum.
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK074
JOHN POTTER
Location: 750 ft west of
49 burials with 5 inscriptions
from 1725 to 1819
90 ft x 45
ft in fair condition no enclosure; sign missing
NOTE: James Arnold, #188, 16 Oct 1880; On
east of Fish Cove on hill southeast from the old John Potter
house a burial yard beside wall unprotected.
In back of "Great House" on hill overlooking upper end of
Potter
Pond, west of
the drive way, hear the house at
count of 45 from
41 deg. 23.931' x 71 deg. 32.074' GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum)
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK075
GEORGE SCHAEFFER
Location: 200 ft south of
16 burials with 16 inscriptions
from 1868 to 1986
86 ft x 24
ft in excellent condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign ???
NOTE: James Arnold recorded the Eliza Schaeffer stone in his lot #113.
adjacent to New St Francis Cemetery, SK036
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK076
BENEDICT ELDRED
Location: 500 ft east of
41 burials with 28 inscriptions
from 1785 to 1907
60 ft x 60
ft in fair condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign missing
NOTE: James Arnold #196, 18 Oct 1880; On
burial yard of his family in grand order.
This burial ground is east of
pole #13/3976. Cross the field (500 ft) to the stone wall on the
east side and look for the wall going east from this wall. The
burial ground is in the SE corner of this intersection. In 2001
this yard was heavily overgrown with brush, bittersweet,
blackberries and briars. There is a stone wall on the north and
41 deg. 24.676' x 71 deg. 31.342' GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum)
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK077
HON FREEMAN PERRY LOT
west of ROUTE #1
12 burials with 2 inscriptions
from 1802 to 1813
25 ft x 30
ft in fair condition enclosed with granite posts; sign in good condition
NOTE: James Arnold #156, 11 Oct 1880; "On the Commodore Perry place
north of his house on a knoll, granite posts but no rods as yet
lot rather neglected a burial yard of the Perry family"
This cemetery can be found on the Commodore Perry estate now the
Tickner estate (2002) at
#1). The current driveway used to be
ft north of Commodore Perry House.
GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum) 41 deg. 25.320' x 71 deg. 31.786'
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK078
ROGER PERKINS LOT
Location: 1600 ft east of MINISTERIAL RD at TEL pole # 170
32 burials with 3 inscriptions
from 1932 to 1995
50 ft x 50
ft in good condition no enclosure; sign not installed yet
Tax Assessors Map #:
Plat #: 74 Lot #:
31
NOTE: This lot is 0.8 miles north of Post Road on Ministerial Road
(Route #110), east through the stone columns at #527 at tel. pole
#170. Follow this paved road for 1320 feet to a metal farm gate
across a gravel road that leads to a cabin by the shore of Long
Pond. Proceed about 250 feet and then right into a clearing where
you will find the cemetery. The descendants of this Perkins
family currently (2003) resides in Ohio.
The GPS coordinate (WGS84 datum) are 41 deg. 24.676' x 71 deg. 33.473'.
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK079
OATLEY LOT
Location: 300 ft south of SAUGATUCKET RD - AT BROAD ROCK RD at TEL pole #
3583
25 burials
NOTE: At intersection of stones walls from each road adjacent to power
Also east of pole #5113 on Broad Rock Road.
This may be the last cemetery visited in So. Kingstown by James
Arnold on May 14, 1881, his #290, "on land of Joseph Gardiner
back of his house in corner of lot, graves marked with rude
stones only. Mr. Gardiner states that once there were as many as
twenty or twenty-five graves. If so the marks of some have become
obliterated. Several members of the Oatley family are buried here
The Pettaquamscutt Historical Society visited this lot in 1979
and noted no stones but evidence of two graves. They also
identified the early inhabitants of this tract of land as the
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK080
JOSEPH REYNOLDS LOT
LITTLE REST RD at TEL pole # 6246
54 burials with 9 inscriptions
from 1815 to 1836
90 ft x 90
ft in good condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign in poor condition
NOTE: James Arnold visited this cemetery 21 Feb 1880; #6; "On land
of
Judge E R Potter a distance west of house, open plain, yard
unprotected, is the old Reynolds burial ground." "Note: There
are
20 large and 5 smaller graves here with rude markers, lot
unprotected. Slabs white marble. Three of the daughters of Joseph
and Lydia Reynolds it is said hung themselves and [sic] with the
same rope and it was supposed John N would had he lived a while
next to house #112
GPS coordinates 41 deg. 28.652' x 71 deg. 31.669'
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CEMETERY #: SK081 SIMON
NILES LOT
Location: 200 ft north of FOX COURT - BEHIND #12
20 burials with 1 inscriptions
from 1865 to 1865
25 ft x 45
ft in good condition no enclosure; sign missing
NOTE: James Arnold visited this lot 25 Feb 1880, "In open yard
unprotected on west side of wall near woods on Old Niles place a
distance from the yards above [SK017 & SK100] eastly we find a
colored burial yard in which we counted 10 large and 9 small
graves with rude stones only and one which we read..." [Simon
PHS could not find in 1978; Craig Anthony could not find in 1996
Found by John Sterling and Jim Wheaton in 2001. It is behind #12
Fox Court off Kings Ridge Road about 200 feet on the north side
The stones in this cemetery face north and are oriented N-S not
GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum) are 41 deg. 27.771' x 71 deg
32.550'
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK082
EZEKIEL JAMES LOT
Location: 15 ft east of GARDINER ROAD at TEL pole # 3639
5 burials with 4 inscriptions
from 1845 to 1858
35 ft x 30
ft in good condition no enclosure; sign not installed yet
NOTE: James Arnold #248, 17 Nov 1880; On land of ___________ beside
road unprotected a burial yard.
450 ft north of James Trail. Can
only be reached from James
Trail end of Gardiner Road. Stone
wall on road side (west side).
GPS coordinates 41 deg. 31.184' x 71 deg. 36.718'
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK083
TAYLOR-ROOMS-REYNOLDS LOT
Location: 380 ft northeast of DUGWAY BRIDGE RD at TEL pole # 8720
11 burials with 3 inscriptions
60 ft x 40
ft in good condition no enclosure; sign in fair condition
NOTE: 380 into the woods at the edge of drop off to water. Sign is next
to road 200 west of cemetery.
41 deg. 30.855' x 71 deg. 35.640' GPS coordinates WGS84 datum.
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK084
MAJ EBENEZER ADAMS LOT
Location: 600 ft east of NORTH RD at TEL pole # 988
35 burials with 2 inscriptions
from 1797 to 1799
60 ft x 75
ft in good condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign in good condition
NOTE: visited 27 Feb 1880 by James Arnold, his #39. On land of late
Azel Noyes a short distance south of his house is a burial yard
walled with a ____ wall stone containing members of the Potter
family and those of some of his early relatives being separated
by groups. We counted in all 21 full and 14 small graves marked
rudly and one of which we read on dark slate ... Penelope Potter
This cemetery is 600 feet east of North Road and about 300 feet
south of the new (2001) Potter Hill School at #537 North Road. It
can best be reached from the school.
The Ebenezer Adams monument is a cemented stone monolith about 18
feet tall erected by the DAR in 1897.
GPS coordinates 41 deg. 29.606' x 71 deg. 30.981'
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK085
ADAMS-SWEET LOT
Location: 1000 ft east of SOUTH RD
22 burials with 20
inscriptions from 1848 to 1931
80 ft x 100
ft in fair condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign ???
NOTE: James Arnold #223, 7 Nov 1880; On land of George Sweet heirs west
of his house lot walled in good order the burial yard of his
Follow trail from northeast corner of the South Street Elementary
School to the South Kingstown athletic fields. 100 feet before
reaching the road to the parking lot the cemetery is in the left
(north) side of the trail. The athletic fields can also be
reached from Curtis Corner Road.
41 deg. 27.823' x 71 deg. 31.412' GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum)
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK086
JOHN B STEDMAN LOT
Location: 100 ft south of SECLUDED DRIVE
30 burials with 14 inscriptions
from 1772 to 1872
40 ft x 40
ft in very poor condition enclosed with granite posts; sign in good
condition
NOTE: James Arnold visited this lot 5 Oct 1880 #120, "On land of
Mrs.
Abigail Steadman on east side of road an side hill."
"These we
take are the family of the first Steadmans in this area.
Here
are found a large number of graves buried without much order and
marked with rude stones. We
counted as well as we could and
found 49 large and 61 small graves."
This is really two cemeteries perpendicular to each other.
The
fieldstone cemetery closest to Cardinal lane has been registered
This cemetery is 40 ft. behind the house at #60 Secluded Drive.
GPS coordinates are 41 deg. 26.641' x 71 deg. 31.216'
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK087
COL EPHRIAM GARDINER LOT
Location: 1000 ft south of BRIDGETOWN ROAD
14 burials with 7 inscriptions
from 1774 to 1839
35 ft x 60
ft in good condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign in poor condition
NOTE: James Arnold #71, 29 Mar 1880; On land of Joshua Brown a short
distance north of his house is an old Gardiner burial yard walled
Back of garage at Rockledge Farm. Drive goes in and turns east.
41 deg 29.428' x 71 deg 27.088' GPS
coordinates WGS84 datum
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK088
JOHN WATSON LOT
Location: 2050 ft east of TOWER HILL RD at TEL pole # 56
43 burials with 12 inscriptions
from 1802 to 1877
50 ft x 90
ft in poor condition no enclosure; sign missing
NOTE: James Arnold #107, 31 Jul 1880; On land now belonging to Jesse V
B Watson a short distance north of his house a burial yard of his
family, lot not very well protected.
On Old Lead Mine Farm, north of Pettaquamscott Rock. This
cemetery can best be reached from #3642B Tower Hill Road. It is
455 feet behind the house in the edge of the woods.
GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum) 41 deg. 28.598' x 71 deg. 27.158'
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK089
ANTHONY NORTHUP LOT
Location: 900 ft west of GLEN ROCK RD at TEL pole # 13
4 burials with 2 inscriptions
from 1847 to 1864
30 ft x 30
ft in good condition no enclosure; sign not installed yet
NOTE: James Arnold #246, 17 Nov 1880; "On land of Gardiner S Barber
north of his house in eastern part of village, a burial yard,
partly protected, having 2 graves"
This cemetery is about 900 feet behind the farmhouse at #576 Glen
Rock Road, west of the Dug Way Bridge, next to a field that
extends to the Exeter border.
41 deg. 31.160' x 71 deg. 36.146' GPS coordinates WGS84 datum
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK090
THOMAS BROWN LOT
Location: 15 ft west of KARISON ST
6 burials with 3 inscriptions
from 1872 to 1899
40 ft x 40
ft in fair condition no enclosure; sign missing
NOTE: James Arnold #100 16 May 1880, On land of Thomas Brown on knoll
southwest from his house in open lot unprotected is a burial
yard. He only found the Elizabeth Gardner stone and 3
This cemetery was recorded again in 1930 by Adelaide Knight who
Near intersection of Route #138 & Route #1. 150 ft south of
Moorsefield Road (Rt. #138) at tel pole 3501 1/2, on west side of
41 deg 29.645' x 71 deg 27.486' (GPS coordinates WGS84 datum)
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK091
PALMER GARDINER LOT
Location: 450 ft north of ROUTE #138 at TEL pole # 3505.5
9 burials with 9 inscriptions
from 1843 to 1909
50 ft x 50
ft in fair condition enclosed with granite posts and iron rails; sign
missing
NOTE: James Arnold #96, 12 May 1880; On land of Palmer Gardiner in open
lot protected by a wooden fence a distance east of his house in
open view of the road is a burial yard of his family.
41 deg 29.707 x 71 deg 27.723 (GPS WGS84 datum)
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK092
HENRY GARDNER LOT
Location: 100 ft east of STONY FORT RD
7 burials with 5 inscriptions
from 1758 to 1800
30 ft x 20
ft in good condition no enclosure; sign missing
NOTE: James Arnold #46, 27 Feb 1880; The residence of Peleg Lawton and
farm is known as the Col Henry Gardiner and also as the Samuel
Stanton farm. A short distance north of his house is a burial
yard in which we read, lot unprotected.
Next to stone wall just south of where the road makes a sharp
turn to the south. 100 ft
south of the North Kingstown line.
Shows on Narragansett Pier quadrant of the geological survey map.
41 deg 29.824' x 71 deg 29.453 (GPS WGS84 datum)
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK093
OLIVER WATSON LOT
Location: 3000 ft west of FAIRGROUNDS RD at TEL pole # 4
35 burials with 30 inscriptions
from 1839 to 1992
130 ft x 110 ft in good condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign in poor
condition
NOTE: James Arnold #32, 26 Feb 1880; on land belonging to Benjamin
Watson northwest from the old homestead house a burial yard
containing the members of the Watson family. Lot handsomely
fenced with double faced wall.
Enter driveway at pole #4 (also #4971 3/4) and drive to house at
#821 Fairgrounds Rd. Follow the path directly behind the house
and garage for about 900 feet up the hill to the cemetery. The
gate is in the NE corner of the lot.
GPS coordinates 41 deg. 29.976' x 71 deg. 33.147'
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK094
ELDREDGE CRANDALL LOT
Location: 400 ft north of SAND PLAIN RD
16 burials with 10 inscriptions
from 1834 to 1917
40 ft x 50
ft in good condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign in good condition
NOTE: This cemetery is at the NW corner of Sand Plain Road and Sand
Trail Road about 400 feet from each road. It is high on a hill
created by a gravel quarrying operation. It is 1270 feet SW of
James Arnold #143, 7 Oct 1880; On land of Mr. Crandall heirs west
of house in open lot fenced temporarily a burial yard of his
41 deg. 25.018' x 71 deg. 35.274' GPS coordinates WGS datum.
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK095
QUAKER LOT
Location: 100 ft west of ROUTE #1
131 burials with 12 inscriptions
from 1714 to 1870
90 ft x 110
ft in good condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign in good condition
NOTE: On the back of the memorial stone set by Caroline Hazard in 1917
for "College Tom" Hazard is the following inscription: "In
Memory
of many members of the Society of Friends in Narragansett whose
bodies were here committed to unmarked graves in the lively hope
of a glorious resurrection when they shall know even as they are
known. This land a part of the Pettaquamscutt purchase of 1657
was sold by Samuel Sewall to Thomas Hazard 1698 and by him to the
James Arnold #58, 6 Mar 1880; In the ancient Friends cemetery on
Tower Hill near the T H Knights house about 1/2 mile northeast
from Wakefield Village. This lot is in wretched order overgrown
with briers and brush and poorly protected.
This cemetery is located in a triangle bounded by Route #1, Main
St. and an access road. It is cared for by the Pettaquamscutt
Historical Society. There are stone walls on the east and west
GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum) are 41 deg. 26.261' x 71 deg.
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK096
SAMUEL WORDEN LOT
Location: 400 ft east of SAND TAIL RD. at TEL pole # 5862
10 burials with 0 inscriptions
25 ft x 25
ft in fair condition enclosed with a wooden fence; sign in good condition
NOTE: Surrounded by a gravel pit. The boundary is marked with 10 large
wooden posts (25' x 25'), stone wall on west side. The size seems
to have been reduced from the 1970 state survey when it was 50' x
50'. A memorial marker for Samuel Worden and his wife Rose
Goodspeed has disappeared since the PHS survey in 1979.
41 deg. 25.190' x 71 deg. 35.119' GPS coordinates WGS84
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK097
SOLOMON CARPENTER LOT
Location: 700 ft east of SOUTH RD at TEL pole # 106
36 burials with 8 inscriptions
from 1787 to 1868
60 ft x 40
ft in good condition no enclosure; sign missing
NOTE: James Arnold #16, 25 Feb 1880; On land now belonging to the
Potter brothers a short distance from their farm house south, lot
protected by stone wall, 20 large and 8 small graves with no
This farm was taken up originally by the Carpenters and remained
in their hands for several generations, being south of the Clarke
lands, comprising originally several hundred acres. At the death
of J. C. whose inscription we note the land was divided among his
children. (note the Jeremiah Carpenter grandfather of one whose
Located about 300 feet south of the house at #1443 South Road,
41 deg. 28.185' x 71 deg. 31.469' GPS coordinates (WGS datum)
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK098
ROWLAND BROWN LOT
Location: 500 ft south of PEACE PIPE TRAIL - INDIAN LAKE at TEL pole #
3844.5
22 burials with 2 inscriptions
from 1801 to 1815
60 ft x 40
ft in good condition no enclosure; sign not installed yet
NOTE: James Arnold #108, 31 Jul 1880; On land belonging to the heirs of
the late Thomas C. Watson west of Post Rd. and west of Maple
Swamp in open lot unprotected is a burial yard of the Brown
family. Lot fast becoming briery and showing marks of neglect.
Follow trail at the end of Peace Pipe Trail (perc pipes there in
2001 indicating house will be built soon).
41 deg. 28.318' x 71 deg. 27.822' GPS coordinates WGS84 datum
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK099
WILSON LOT
Location: 500 ft northwest of SHERMAN COURT
17 burials with 5 inscriptions
from 1701 to 1859
NOTE: Go up (west) Sherman Ct. to the end. Go west about 100 ft then go
James Arnold #261 25 Nov 1880 no description
GPS coordinates 40 deg. 28.094 x 71 deg. 27.194
The gravestones of Jeremiah Wilson and William Smith were both
carved by John Stevens II of Newport, probably shortly after the
death of Jeremiah Wilson in 1740. William Smith's daughter Mary
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK100
JOSHUA TEFFT LOT
Location: 1200 ft east of MINISTERIAL RD at TEL pole # 9243
50 burials with 0 inscriptions
50 ft x 34
ft in fair condition no enclosure; sign ???
NOTE: This cemetery is 1200 feet east of Ministerial Road and about 200
feet east of the bike path (Narragansett RR bed).
James Arnold visited this lot 25 Feb 1880, his #26. Of it he says
"South of this yard [SK017] a few rods is another in which we
find 36 full and 14 smaller graves marked with rude stones only.
We are informed several of these were Oatleys, some Lillibridge
and Tefft, has been used some as a public yard."
"Note: It was in this sequestered place that the celebrated
Joshua Tefft was captured and afterwards taken to Wickford where
he was drawn and quartered [1676], the only execution of the kind
in Rhode Island so far as we know."
GPS coordinates (WGS datum) are 41 deg. 27.822' x 71 deg. 32.773'
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK101
BRENTON LOT
Location: 340 ft west of MINISTERIAL RD at TEL pole # 88
3 burials with 2 inscriptions
70 ft x 6
ft in fair condition no enclosure; sign not installed yet
NOTE: just south of Curtiss Corner Rd. and east of Worden Pond. It is
beside the driveway to #1852 Ministerial Road on the south side
between the drive and a stone wall 340 feet from Ministerial
Road. It was probably wider at one time but was probably cut down
in size by the driveway. James Arnold did not record this lot in
1880 so we don't have any earlier knowledge of it.
Bill Sweet's notes indicate that Major Ebenezer Brenton who died
in South Kingstown in 1766 left this land to his daughter Ann and
her husband Martin Howard Jr. Ebenezer Brenton was the grandson
of Gov. William Brenton. This and the fact that one crude
fieldstone reads "S. B." leads to the theory that this is a
Brenton burial ground.
GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum) are 41 deg. 26.737' x 71 deg.
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK102
SWEET BRIGGS JR LOT
Location: 1500 ft west of MINISTERIAL RD
14 burials with 6 inscriptions
from 1830 to 1892
30 ft x 30
ft in poor condition no enclosure; sign not installed yet
NOTE: James Arnold #13 - 24 Feb 1880; "In open lot unprotected,
northwest from farm house east side of Chipuxet River and wood
land." done after SK164 which is north of Narragansett Pier RR
West of Camp Hoffman camp grounds along a N-S trail on west side
of pine grove. This cemetery is on the grounds of a Girl Scout
Camp. Permission to visit can not be granted during the summer
months when the camp is occupied. In the winter permission can be
granted by Girl Scout headquarters. You can not enter the camp
GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum) are 41 deg. 28.431' x 71 deg.
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK103
JEREMIAH BROWN LOT
Location: 1500 ft east of TOWER HILL RD
22 burials with 8 inscriptions
from 1796 to 1855
100 ft x 100 ft in fair condition no enclosure; sign missing
NOTE: James Arnold #73, 29 Mar 1880; On land of Joseph Nickols east of
his house and on brow hill is an ancient burial yard of the Brown
The gravestones are within 60' x 40' but a deed map shows the
5/8 mi south of Bridgetown Rd and half way between route #1 and
Pettaquamscutt Road. The cemetery is in the third field from the
stone wall marking the bound between the Brown Farm and the
North of Kingdom Hall
May be reached from new road (1998) Ridge Dr. Go east on High
Ridge Dr. and take first road on left and go to the end. Follow
trail about 500 ft. and then go east to the cemetery which is 50
ft. west of a north-south wall. You will encounter moderate
41 deg 29.059' x 71 deg 27.119' GPS coordinates WGS datum
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK104
BULL BLOCK HOUSE LOT
Location: 800 ft west of MIDDLEBRIDGE ROAD
7 burials with 0 inscriptions
30 ft x 30
ft in good condition no enclosure; sign not installed yet
NOTE: Enter the driveway to house #164 Middlebridge Road and proceed
west to the house of Anthony Colletta. The Jireh Bull site abuts
Colletta's land. The site was heavily excavated in 1917 but in
2003 it is boggy and is heavily overgrown with
thick brush,
Seven fieldstone marked graves northeast of the site of the Bull
Block House on a knoll. Said to be the graves of settlers killed
in the block house by Indians during King Phillips War in 1675.
This property was the site of an archealogical dig in 1917 and is
now the property of the RI Historical Society.
In 1663 Jireh Bull purchased a 20 acre house lot stretching up
the hill from the river which formed the eastern boundary. In
1668 he purchased 500 acres from the Pettaquamscutt purchasers.
Captain Waite Winthrop writing to his father, Governor John
Winthrop of Connecticut, on July 9, 1675 describes the property
as "... large stone house with a good ston wall yard before it
which is a kind of small fortyfycation to it." During King
Phillip's War the Indians attacked and burned the house and
killed fifteen of the seventeen inhabitants. Jireh Bull was not
killed in the massacre but came back to live on the property
after the war. It is not clear whether the cemetery contains the
remains of these fifteen people or is simply the family burial
ground for the Bull family.
GPS coordinates (WGS datum) are 41 deg. 27.555' x 71 deg. 27.490'
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK105
STEPHEN C CARPENTER LOT
Location: 150 ft north of ALLEN AVE
6 burials with 5 inscriptions
from 1844 to 1863
40 ft x 30
ft in poor condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign missing
NOTE: Recorded by James Arnold 16 Mar 1881 "On land of Stephen C.
Carpenter north of his house, lot fenced."
The next lot he visited,#274, he described as "Over fence from
above are 3 large graves at feet of whom are 3 small ones with
Behind #39 Allen Ave in NE corner of lot
The Petttaquamscutt Historical Society transcript says "At least
one stone has been removed. In 1957 there was a person named Cook
GPS coordinates 41 deg. 26.751' x 71 deg. 30.239'
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK106
REUBEN CASWELL LOT
Location: 60 ft west of MELLBRIDGE RD at TEL pole # 4
2 burials with 2 inscriptions
from 1848 to 1864
30 ft x 30
ft in good condition no enclosure; sign not installed yet
NOTE: Off Curtis Corner Rd. just west of bike path (Narr RR) at the end
of Mellbridge Rd. The cemetery is against the stone wall just
41 deg. 27.410' x 71 deg. 31.212' GPS coordinates WGS84 datum
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK107
JESSE COTTRELL LOT
Location: 2500 ft west of SOUTH RD at TEL pole # 26
11 burials with 10 inscriptions
from 1842 to 1889
35 ft x 55 ft
in fair condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign in good condition
NOTE: James Arnold visited 20 Oct 1880, #205, "On land of Caleb T
Steadman in corner of orchard, a burial yard of the Cottrell
Behind Balch house at #334 South Rd. and behind horse barn and
GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum) are 41 deg. 26.326' x 71 deg.
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK108
GEORGE W CRANDALL LOT
Location: 40 ft east of PETTAQUAMSCUTT ROAD at TEL pole # 5
6 burials with 3 inscriptions
from 1858 to 1858
NOTE: 20 ft north of pole #4 on Pettaquamscutt Rd.
GPS coordinates are 41 deg. 29.175 x 71 deg 26.955
James Arnold #74 29 Mar 1880 "At Bridgetown on east side of road
in lot unprotected is a yard of the Crandall family."
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK109
JOSHUA CURTIS LOT
Location: 80 ft south of WINTERBERRY LANE
10 burials with 3 inscriptions
from 1847 to 1877
30 ft x 35
ft in good condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign in good condition
NOTE: James Arnold #209, 21 Oct 1880; At Curtis Corner we find a small
yard in lot where we read.
The cemetery in located south of Winterberry Lane in the west
yard of a house at #18 Winterberry Lane.
41 deg. 27.189' x 71 deg. 31.608' GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum)
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK110
STEPHEN G TEFFT LOT
Location: 2600 ft east of MINISTERIAL RD at TEL pole # 5207
19 burials with 17 inscriptions
from 1859 to 1920
60 ft x 85
ft in fair condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign not installed yet
NOTE: James Arnold visited this lot 6 Oct 1880, #127. "On land of
James
K Tefft north east of his house lot fairly fenced."
The next cemetery he visited he described as "On land of James K.
Tefft beside wall directly south of the above yard about 25 rods
otherwise unprotected all marked with rude stones in one row 25
graves as we counted being the poor of the town who died here
while the poor were kept on this farm." This area
was turned into
potato fields about 60 years ago [1940c] with stone walls around
them. In the 1990s the stone walls were removed and houses were
built on this land according to Woody Tucker.
About 1/2 mile in; 200 ft north of NEL pole #5207 on a private
Rd. south of Curtis Corner Rd. off Ministerial Rd. opposite the
The iron gate to this cemetery was down with a tree (8" diam.)
GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum) 41 deg. 26.389' x 71 deg. 33.117'
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK111
DYER LOT
Location: 100 ft east of TOWER HILL RD at TEL pole # 97
4 burials with 2 inscriptions
from 1788 to 1788
30 ft x 20
ft in good condition no enclosure; sign missing
NOTE: 41 deg 27.891 x 71 deg 27.807
in corner of stone wall north of abandoned antique shop. Stone
wall on north and east side.
James Arnold recorded this lot 6 March 1880, his #61, "At Tower
Hill in lot north of the Bull and Dyer farm house in sight of the
public road we find a small yard in which we read. unprotected."
"Two graves south his children with rude stones and one smaller
one." "Quite a space south of these graves are 12 more as near
as
we could make out, being those of slaves of the Dyer family.
These graves are nearly obliterated."
Benns #780.
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK112
ROWLAND R GARDNER LOT
Location: 600 ft south of CURTIS CORNER RD at TEL pole # 3390
15 burials with 11 inscriptions
from 1847 to 1932
65 ft x 40
ft in good condition enclosed with granite posts and iron rails; sign not
installed yet
NOTE: Southwest corner Curtis Corner Rd & South Rd. 700 feet behind
#700 Curtis Corner Road at tel. pole #3390/61. Cross the field
behind the house and go up the hill to the pine trees. The
Goddard monument is enclosed with granite posts with iron rails
but there is no enclosure around the Gardner monument and the
GPS coordinates 41 deg. 27.090' x 71 deg. 31.895'
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK113
GEORGE GARDINER LOT
Location: 20 ft west of BLUEBERRY HILL ROAD at TEL pole # 11
3 burials with 3 inscriptions
from 1857 to 1872
36 ft x 36
ft in good condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign not installed yet
NOTE: James Arnold recorded this lot 19 Nov 1880, his #258. On land of
Joseph Gardiner north of his house, lot walled in and pointed a
few evergreens in yard. South of SK053.
Slocums removed to River Bend Cemetery in Westerly.
41 deg 29.090' x 71 deg 34.572' (GPS coordinates WGS84 datum)
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK114
NATHAN GARDNER LOT
Location: 500 ft north of MOORESFIELD ROAD at TEL pole # 59
13 burials with 5 inscriptions
from 1772 to 1845
30 ft x 40
ft in good condition no enclosure; sign in fair condition
NOTE: James Arnold #97, 16 May 1880; On land of Niles Gardiner heirs a
short distance from his house in open lot unprotected.
Arnold #115 West of the above a few rods is a slave burial yard
overgrown with weeds, briars and birch...18-20 graves
This cemetery is 150 ft northwest of the barn at #843 Moorsfield
Road (at pole # 59 // 38-7). It is about 500 feet east of Stoney
Sign #92 is incorrectly located in this cemetery.
GPS coordinates 41 deg. 29.598' x 71 deg. 29.340'
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK115
CALEB HAZARD LOT
Location: 4000 ft east of OLD POST RD at TEL pole # 239
3 burials with 2 inscriptions
from 1726 to 1786
20 ft x 20
ft in poor condition no enclosure; sign not installed yet
NOTE: James Arnold #189, 16 Oct 1880; "On land of Rev. E. F. Watson
west of his house beside road in open lot and unprotected a
burial yard. Think in all probability graves in this yard have
Follow drive at NEL pole #139 that passes several houses, then
passes north of Watson Mill Pond. There
is a small house on a
hill just north of the road at the pond (the closest one to the
pond). This house is #458C Old Post Road.
The stones are 50 ft
from the road in front of the house.
2 of the stones are
cemented into the wall at the steps.
A footstone is also
cemented into the wall on the north side. On top of the wall is a
fragment of the Caleb Hazard Sr. gravestone. The cemetery does
not exist other than these 2 stones.
the GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum) 41 deg. 25.337' x 71 deg.
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK116
STOUT JEFFREY HAZARD LOT
Location: 300 ft west of BROAD ROCK RD at TEL pole # 114
45 burials with 0 inscriptions
50 ft x 50
ft in fair condition no enclosure; sign not installed yet
NOTE: West of Saugatucket River just as it crosses Broad Rock Rd. South
of the house at #1610 Broad Rock Road up in embankment, 300' west
of road. This is south of SK011.
James Arnold #45, 27 Feb 1880, On land of Peleg Lawton a short
distance west of his house and barn is an old Hazard burial yard
containing if we counted correct 35 large and 12 small graves.
The plow has obliterated others. Lot in open field and
unprotected. We are informed that stout Jeffery Hazard is buried
here. He was one of the stoutest men of his day and his feats of
strength are the tradition of today.
41 deg. 29.296 x 71 deg. 29.161' GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum)
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK117
HOLLOWAY LOT
Location: 10 ft north of SAND PLAIN ROAD at TEL pole # 6592
4 burials with 1 inscriptions
from 1870 to 1870
30 ft x 30
ft in excellent condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign in good
condition
NOTE: Adjacent to SK051 at pole #6592/40. Sign incorrectly says #25.
James Arnold visited this lot 6 Oct 1880, 'On land
of Perry
Holloway beside road and west of his house, a burial yard of four
41 deg. 24.984' x 71 deg. 34.756' GPS coordinates WGS84 datum
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK118
HORACE HOLLOWAY LOT
Location: 600 ft north of OLD POST RD
40 burials with 1 inscriptions
40 ft x 40
ft in fair condition no enclosure; sign missing
NOTE: About 80 feet behind the house at #3227 Post
Road, very close to
where it comes into Route #1. There is a wall on the west side of
James Arnold lot #165 Oct 12, 1880, on land late belonging to
Samuel S Tucker near road beside wall a burial yard of whom not
known lot in bad order should judge there have between 30 and 40
graves. Overgrown much with weeds and briars. Probably colored.
the GPS coordinates are 41 deg. 23.840' x 71 deg. 35.868'.
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK119
JOSEPH HULL LOT
Location: 200 ft south of TORREY RD at TEL pole # 5
8 burials with 5 inscriptions
from 1773 to 1835
35 ft x 35
ft in fair condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign not installed yet
NOTE: James Arnold #86, 14 Apr 1880 A few rods east of the old
Congregational Church yard at Tower Hill [SK026] is a small
burial yard of the Hull family, lot walled in good condition, lot
Behind the house at #228 Torrey Rd. about 200 feet from the road.
These stones have been read differently by various recorders over
the years, but we dug out each stone and photographed them and
are quite certain that this transcript is correct. The Mary Hull
stone, we are told by the property owner, is outside the west
wall. We could not locate it, but the cemetery is heavily
overgrown with grapevines and brush.
The GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum) are 41 deg. 28.002' x 71 deg.
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK120
STEPHEN S GRINELL LOT
Location: 1650 ft southwest of GRAVELLY HILL RD at TEL pole # 21.5
11 burials with 7 inscriptions
from 1869 to 1913
50 ft x 75
ft in fair condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign missing
NOTE: James Arnold #147, 7 Oct 1880; On land of John Larkin back of his
house in a corner of lot no protection a burial yard.
At #480 Gravelly Hill Road at pole #21 1/2. Follow drive way 1650
feet to barn (before coming to house). Cemetery is NE of barn 100
41 deg. 24.226' x 71 deg. 35.750' GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum)
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK121
BABCOCK-MARCHANT LOT
Location: 900 ft west of ROUTE #2 at TEL pole # 93
61 burials with 45 inscriptions
from 1803 to 1999
60 ft x 45
ft in good condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign not installed yet
NOTE: James Arnold, 9 Nov 1880, On land of William Marchant northwest
of his house in open lot a burial yard of his family all with
dark stones (slate) unless otherwise stated.
Nearly opposite road to Great Swamp fight monument, it is 500
feet southwest of the house at #3401 Route #2 in the middle of a
hay field. There is evidence that a herd of deer rest inside of
Benns #194
GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum) are 41 deg. 28.875' x 71 deg.
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK122
JAMES LOT
Location: 15 ft east of GARDINER LANE at TEL pole # 3761
16 burials with 5 inscriptions
from 1768 to 1831
110 ft x 35 ft in good condition no enclosure; sign in good
condition
NOTE: 1460 ft north of James Trail and 100 yards south of the Exeter
line. Can only be reached
from James Trail end of Gardiner Road.
Stone wall on road side (west side).
James Arnold recorded this lot 17 Nov. 1880, his #247, "on land
of [blank] beside road in lot beside wall otherwise unprotected a
GPS coordinates 41 deg. 31.433' x 71 deg. 36.780'
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK123
ROBERT F NOYES LOT
Location: 2000 ft north of RTE 138 at TEL pole # 3083
23 burials with 11 inscriptions
from 1822 to 1906
90 ft x 50
ft in excellent condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign missing
NOTE: James Arnold #41, 27 Feb 1880; Close beside the above yard
[Arnold #40, SK154] we find the Noyes yard in excellent condition
Follow cart path at break in guard rail at tel pole #3083/100 for
2000 feet north to this cemetery. This is very well cared for and
is in about the best condition of any in the state. The Caleb
Gardiner lot (SK154) is outside the south wall.
41 deg. 29.262' x 71 deg. 30.438' GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum)
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK124
BRIGHTMAN TUCKER LOT
Location: 2150 ft south of W0RDEN POND RD at TEL pole # 4314
6 burials with 5 inscriptions
from 1849 to 1858
45 ft x 20
ft in good condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign missing
NOTE: Beside main road into Worden Pond Family Campground and west side
2150 feet south of Worden Pond Road at pole #4314/58 (#416A
Worden Pond Road). Stone wall on north side. Just north of camp
James Arnold #124, 7 Oct 1880 On land of William Webster north of
his house in corner of lot otherwise unprotected lot in fair
41 deg. 25.346' x 71 deg. 34.463' GPS coordinates WGS84 datum
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK125
CAPT GEORGE SHEARMAN LOT
Location: 325 ft west of SAND TURN RD. at TEL pole # 3588.5
6 burials with 1 inscriptions
from 1807 to 1807
40 ft x 40
ft in good condition no enclosure; sign not installed yet
NOTE: James Arnold #243, 16 Nov 1880; On land of Mr Luke Clarke in open
lot yard covered with briars and white birch a burial yard of the
Sherman family, lot poorly protected, southwest from Arnold
Slocum's house across open lot east side of wood.
Behind the house at #88 Sand Turn Rd.
GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum) 41 deg. 29.893' x 71 deg. 34.806'
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK126
PELEG SLOCUM LOT
Location: 200 ft east of GLEN ROCK RD
10 burials with 10 inscriptions
from 1830 to 1872
65 ft x 70
ft in good condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign not installed yet
NOTE: James Arnold #251, Nov 18 1880; on land of Casey D. Slocum beside
road north of Usquepaug Village and between it and the river a
burial yard of his family lot walled though somewhat neglected.
North of the grist mill, 4/10 mile from bridge 100 ft. in
front
of the house at #197 Glen Rock Rd. between it and the road.
GPS coordinates 41 deg. 30.460' x 71 deg. 36.492'
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK127
SMALL POX LOT
Location: 150 ft north of CARDINAL LANE
110 burials with 0 inscriptions
60 ft x 60
ft in fair condition no enclosure; sign in good condition
NOTE: James Arnold #120: 5 Oct 1880, "Here are found a large number
of
graves buried without much order and marked with rude stones.
We
counted these as well as we could and found 49 large and 61 small
This cemetery is on the south slope of the knoll while SK086 is
on the top. It is behind #46 Cardinal Lane.
Bill Sweet identified this cemetery as containing victim of a
GPS coordinates are 41 deg. 26.620' x 71 deg. 31.207'
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK128
ELIJAH TEFFT LOT
Location: 600 ft north of ZINNS RD at TEL pole # 10
11 burials with 9 inscriptions
from 1817 to 1860
45 ft x 60
ft in fair condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign not installed yet
NOTE: James Arnold #279, 24 May 1881; On land of E. Collins Tefft north
of his house lot walled part in fair condition and part shows
Between Kingston & Peacedale off Kingston Rd at pole #360.
Go
east on Zinns Rd. to #176 at end of road. Cemetery is 600 feet
41 deg. 28.326' x 71 deg. 30.399' GPS coordinates WGS84 datum
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK129
WILLIAM TANNER LOT
Location: 1000 ft south of LAUREL LA
18 burials with 6 inscriptions
40 ft x 45
ft in good condition no enclosure; sign not installed yet
NOTE: James Arnold #233; a short distance northwest from the above
(SK131) another yard of the same family in field without
Laurel Lane Country Club at rear of green #3.
41 deg. 29.125' x 71 deg. 36.115' GPS coordinates WGS84 datum
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK130
JOSIAS TANNER LOT
Location: 1000 ft south of LAUREL LA
12 burials with 5 inscriptions
from 1768 to 1812
60 ft x 45
ft in good condition no enclosure; sign in fair condition
NOTE: James Arnold #233 10 Nov 1880. A short distance northwest from
above (SK131) another yard of the same family in field without
protection. On rude stones we find....
The sign at this cemetery incorrectly reads #17
41 deg 29.120' x 71 deg 36.118' GPS coordinates WGS84 datum
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK131
THOMAS B TANNER LOT
Location: 1000 ft south of LAUREL LA
13 burials with 11 inscriptions
from 1828 to 1861
30 ft x 40
ft in good condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign in fair condition
NOTE: James Arnold #232, 10 Nov 1880; On land of ______ southwest of
house in open lot yard walled and in good order.
Laurel Lane Country Club at rear of green #3 on a knoll.
This cemetery is incorrectly marked #54.
41 deg 29.103' x 71 deg 36.116' GPS coordinates WGS84 datum.
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK132
PERRY GREENE UNDERWOOD LOT
Location: 380 ft northwest of 100 ACRES POND RD
25 burials with 9 inscriptions
from 1803 to 1865
35 ft x 80
ft in fair condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign not installed yet
NOTE: James Arnold #31, 26 Feb 1880; The old Underwood burial ground on
brow of hill a short distance east of Barber's Pond on land now
owned by Benjamin Watson, being the same farm containing yards
mentioned on preceding page [SK507]
Here were buried the first Underwood who settled upon land in
Kingston purchasing of whom not now known.
Drive to end of road (north end of 100 acre pond) the cemetery is
380 feet from the last driveway entrance. Walk down drive until
reaching a stone wall on the left. Follow the stone wall north
41 deg. 30.286' x 71 deg. 32.578' GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum)
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK133
FREEMAN P WATSON LOT
Location: 250 ft east of SAUGATUCKET RD at TEL pole # 6044
3 burials with 3 inscriptions
from 1831 to 1860
40 ft x 80
ft in fair condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign missing
NOTE: not in Arnold. Both
Benns & PHS commented on heavy briar growth.
In the new (2003) Laurel Woods subdivision on the right side on
the main road about 400 feet in from tel. pole #6044/85. The west
wall is part of a long boundary stone wall.
GPS coordinates (WGS86 datum) 41 deg. 27.659' x 71 deg. 30.445'.
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK134
WALTER WATSON LOT
Location: 1000 ft east of TOWER HILL RD AT TORREY RD
13 burials with 11 inscriptions
from 1807 to 1890
50 ft x 50
ft in excellent condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign missing
NOTE: 41 deg 27.939 x 71 deg 27.622 GPS coordinates
James Arnold #63, 6 Mar 1880; In Watson burial yard Tower Hill we
find the following, yard well walled and in good order several
beautiful evergreens in lot.
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK135
SAMUEL WHALEY LOT
Location: 90 ft west of DUGWAY BRIDGE RD at TEL pole # 21
13 burials with 3 inscriptions
from 1795 to 1851
50 ft x 35
ft in good condition enclosed with a metal fence; sign ???
NOTE: James Arnold recorded this lot 17 Nov 1880, #245; "On land of
[blank] a short distance east of river at Glenrock a burial yard."
Just behind the garage at #500 Dugway Bridge Rd.
The GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum) are 41 deg. 30.888' x 71 deg.
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
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HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK136
STEPHEN B WATSON LOT
Location: 25 ft west of HOLLY RD at TEL pole # 6738
5 burials with 1 inscriptions
from 1848 to 1848
30 ft x 30
ft in good condition no enclosure; sign missing
NOTE: James Arnold #150, 8 Oct 1880; North of the above (Arnold #149) a
short distance in open pasture entirely unprotected.
On south side lawn of house at #218 Holly Rd. at pole #19/6738.
41 deg 23.232' x 71 deg 36.870' GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum)
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK137
THOMAS WEBSTER LOT
Location: 1270 ft north of SAND PLAIN RD at TEL pole # 6590
48 burials with 9 inscriptions
from 1815 to 1846
60 ft x 80
ft in fair condition no enclosure; sign in good condition
NOTE: On land of Worden Pond Family Camp Ground. Can be reached from
Sand Plain Road. Enter opposite Tel. pole #6590 and go north 1270
James Arnold #142 7 Oct 1880 On land of William Tourgee west of
his house in open lot unprotected a burial yard rather neglected
condition. In this yard we find 39 large and 21 small graves with
41 deg 25.191' x 71 deg. 34.827' GPS coordinates WGS84 datum
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK138
ROBERT BROWN LOT
Location: 1050 ft southeast of LIBERTY LA - IN GREAT SWAMP MGMT AREA at
TEL pole # 4047
32 burials with 12 inscriptions
from 1803 to 1887
40 ft x 75
ft in fair condition no enclosure; sign not installed yet
NOTE: James Arnold #14, 24 Feb 1880; This lot is entirely unprotected
on the east side of the public road, P and S Railroad and farm
house and on knoll surrounded mostly by swamp a distance south
from (new) Kingston depot. There we find 12 full and 8 small
In the Great Swamp Management Area. Follow trail by pole #4047
south. It will meet up with a stone wall on the east side. go
through the bar way and follow the trail to the cemetery. Nine
marble stones recorded by James Arnold in 1880 have disappeared
and could not be found with extensive probing.
41 deg. 28.495' x 71 deg. 34.127' GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum)
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK139
JOHN BROWN LOT
Location: 3000 ft south of [REMOVED TO SK043] WAS ON LIBERTY LANE
5 burials with 2 inscriptions
from 1877 to 1880
35 ft x 30
ft in fair condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign not installed yet
NOTE: James Arnold recorded this lot 19 Nov 1880, his #255. On land of
the late John Brown in Great Neck a burial yard as follows,
It was located in the Great Swamp Wildlife Refuge 600 ft. past
the rifle range parking lot on the east side of the trail. There
is a stone wall surrounding the lot with three fieldstone marked
The GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum) are 41 deg. 28.139' x 71 deg.
Two Brown gs removed to Riverside Cemtery SK043.
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK140
DR GEORGE HAZARD LOT
Location: 25 ft southwest of JERRY BROWN FARM RD at TEL pole # 6 1/2
6 burials with 6 inscriptions
from 1803 to 1864
45 ft x 30
ft in fair condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign ???
NOTE: James Arnold recorded this lot 18 Oct 1880; "On land of George
Sherman a burial yard of the Hazard family, lot planted with
evergreens, walled with granite blocks, inside of lot in rather
poor condition." Across
from Peckham Cemetery (SK073).
All stones removed to Riverside Cemetery (SK043)
41 deg 24.456' x 71 deg 31.631' GPS coordinates WGS84 datum
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK141
PELEG BABCOCK LOT
Location: 300 ft north of MATUNUCK SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD at TEL pole # 6731
21 burials with 3 inscriptions
from 1845 to 1862
40 ft x 40
ft in poor condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign not installed yet
NOTE: Fieldstone marked graves in the northeast corner of stone walls
300 feet north of Matunuck Schoolhouse Road at #1245 Matunuck
Schoolhouse Road at telephone pole #6731. Marble stones for Peleg
Babcock, his wife Sarah, and their daughter were moved to the
Perryville Cemetery (SK047) sometime after Arnold visited this
James Arnold recorded this lot 8 October 1880, his #152, "on land
of Christopher Browning south of farm house in open lot
unprotected." "Note this yard is overrun with a dense growth of
The GPS coordinates (WGS84 datum) are 41 deg. 23.113' x 71 deg.35.456'
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK142
COURT HOUSE LOT
Location: 25 ft east of UPPER COLLEGE RD at TEL pole # 2
81 burials with 3 inscriptions
from 1830 to 1845
100 ft x 100 ft in poor condition no enclosure; sign missing
NOTE: James Arnold #5, 20 Feb 1880; A few rods north of the County
Court House at Kingston in southeast corner of lot yard
unprotected we [find] these inscriptions, beside which we count
78 graves with rude stones. Judge E R Potter told us his great
grandfather and mother are among those here also the Peckhams and
Cottrells and Frenches and some other familiar about Kingston
Hill have their representatives.
This cemetery in 2001 is just a grass covered square 100 feet by
100 feet behind the Kingston Library at the corner of Moorsfield
Road and Upper College Road. No stones remain.
41 deg. 28.862' x 71 deg. 31.516'
This cemetery has been recorded and checked.
HISTORICAL CEMETERY #: SK143
BROWN CHAPEL CEMETERY
Location: 100 ft west of SOUTH RD at TEL pole # 41
56 burials with 19 inscriptions
from 1848 to 1936
40 ft x 50
ft in poor condition enclosed with a stone wall; sign missing
NOTE: James Arnold visited this lot 20 Oct 1880: "In church yard of
the
colored church south of Curtis Corner, lot walled but in poor
In 1993 2 marble stones, 2 crudely inscribed fieldstones and 14
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