First Hopkinton Cemetery in Ashaway, Rhode Island
Also known as Hopkinton Historical Cemetery Number 22
About First Hopkinton Cemetery
First Hopkinton Cemetery is a cemetery near Ashaway, Washington County, Rhode Island. It lies about 1.6 mi north of Ashaway. The grounds sit at about 52 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 10 notable people buried here, including William Bell Wait, Phoebe Jane Babcock Wait and Christopher Babcock. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1902224. The nearest other listed cemetery is Frazier Lot, about 1.4 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Gaffney Dolan Funeral Home in Westerly, about 1.9 mi away. It is one of 314 cemeteries we list in Washington County, and 188 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 39 of the 314 listings in Washington County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Ashaway. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at First Hopkinton Cemetery
Among them: 1 inventor or engineer, 1 physician.
- William Bell Wait1839-1916American educationalist
- Phoebe Jane Babcock Wait1838-1904American physician
- Christopher Babcock1734-1815
- Content Babcock1765-185025 May 1765 - 14 Sep 1850
- Daniel Babcock1762-18461762-1846
- George P. Babcock1795-18254 Nov 1795 - 29 Sep 1825
- Jacob D. Babcock1789-186720 Jan 1789 - 17 Jun 1867
- Mary Babcock1807-18831807-1883
- Oliver Babcock1797-186912 Dec 1797 - 9 Sep 1869
- Stephen Babcock1832-1916Born 1832; died 1916,
People whose Wikidata entry gives First Hopkinton Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
41.40169, -71.79664
What First Hopkinton Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Frazier LotWesterly, RICemetery1.4 mi
- Joshua Vose LotWesterly, RICemetery1.4 mi
- Oak Grove CemeteryAshaway, RICemetery1.7 mi
- Thomas Wilbur PlotAshaway, RICemetery2.2 mi
- Cemetery (East Of Ella Wheeler Road)Pawcatuck, CTCemetery2.2 mi
- Saint Michael New CemeteryPawcatuck, CTCemetery2.2 mi
- Saint Michael CemeteryPawcatuck, CTChristian cemetery2.3 mi
- Daniel Peckham LotAshaway, RICemetery2.5 mi
- Thompson Wells Lot CemeteryAshaway, RICemetery2.5 mi
- Nathaniel Cook PlotBradford, RICemetery2.6 mi
Funeral homes near First Hopkinton Cemetery
- Comolli Granite Company0.2 miMonument dealer · Ashaway · (401) 377-2530
- Gaffney Dolan Funeral Home1.9 miFuneral home · Westerly · (401) 596-2648
- Rushlow-Iacoi Funeral Home and Crematory2.0 miCremation provider · Westerly · (401) 596-2352
- Buckler-Johnston Funeral Home2.6 miFuneral home · Westerly · (401) 596-2465
- S.R. Avery Funeral Home8.8 miFuneral home · Hope Valley · (401) 539-2271
- Mystic Funeral Home9.1 miFuneral home · Mystic · (860) 536-2888
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