About Prudence Island Cemetery
Prudence Island Cemetery is a cemetery near Melville, Newport County, Rhode Island. It lies about 2.8 mi southeast of Melville. The grounds sit at about 56 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2808828. The nearest other listed cemetery is George Brownell Lot, about 2.2 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Connors Funeral Home in Portsmouth, about 2.8 mi away. It is one of 239 cemeteries we list in Newport County, and 400 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 225 of the 239 listings in Newport County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Melville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
41.62229, -71.31105
What Prudence Island 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
- George Brownell LotPortsmouth, RICemetery2.2 mi
- Freeborn CemeteryPortsmouth, RICemetery2.3 mi
- Thomas Brownell LotPortsmouth, RICemetery2.5 mi
- Priory CemeteryPortsmouth, RICemetery2.5 mi
- Benjamin Chase LotPortsmouth, RICemetery2.7 mi
- Colonel William Hall LotPortsmouth, RICemetery2.8 mi
- Hessian's HolePortsmouth, RICemetery2.9 mi
- Seth Anthony LotPortsmouth, RICemetery2.9 mi
- Chase and Cory lotPortsmouth, RICemetery2.9 mi
- Corey LotPortsmouth, RICemetery2.9 mi
Funeral homes near Prudence Island Cemetery
- Connors Funeral Home2.8 miFuneral home · Portsmouth · (401) 683-2511
- Sansone Funeral Home3.7 miFuneral home · Bristol · (401) 253-7110
- George C Lima Funeral Home Inc4.1 miFuneral home · Bristol · (401) 253-9594
- Wilbur-Romano Funeral Home7.4 miFuneral home · Warren · (401) 245-6818
- Ocean State Cremation Services7.6 miCremation provider · Warwick · (401) 738-5566
- Bayside Cremation Services7.7 miCremation provider · East Greenwich · (401) 884-5050
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Related guides
- How Are Cemetery Plots Organized?Sections, lots, rows and graves explained, plus how to read a cemetery map and a plot deed.
- How Deep Is a Grave?Where "six feet under" comes from, typical depths today, and what state rules actually require.
- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
- What Does a Headstone Cost?Flat markers, upright headstones and monuments, materials, engraving, installation fees and the cemetery's foundation charge.