Sheffield Cemetery in New Shoreham, Rhode Island
Also known as Block Island Historical Cemetery Number 9
About Sheffield Cemetery
Sheffield Cemetery is a cemetery near New Shoreham, Washington County, Rhode Island. It lies about 2.7 mi south of New Shoreham. The grounds sit at about 49 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1219823. The nearest other listed cemetery is Sands - Thompson Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Avery-Storti Funeral Home in Wakefield, about 17 mi away. It is one of 314 cemeteries we list in Washington County, and 9 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, New Shoreham. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
41.20995, -71.57035
What Sheffield 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
- Sands - Thompson CemeteryNew Shoreham, RICemetery0.4 mi
- Island CemeteryNew Shoreham, RICemetery2.2 mi
- Indian CemeteryNew Shoreham, RICemetery3.2 mi
- John R Dodge CemeteryNew Shoreham, RICemetery3.3 mi
- Pocock CemeteryDickens Lane, New Shoreham, RICemetery3.9 mi
- Palentine Graves CemeteryNew Shoreham, RICemetery4.1 mi
- Dea Wanton Allen CemeteryNew Shoreham, RICemetery4.2 mi
- Allen CemeteryNew Shoreham, RICemetery4.2 mi
- Dickens CemeteryNew Shoreham, RICemetery4.2 mi
- Stephen Browning LotCharlestown, RICemetery12 mi
Funeral homes near Sheffield Cemetery
- Avery-Storti Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Wakefield · (401) 783-7271
- Rhode Island Cremation Care Center17 miCremation provider · Wakefield · (401) 429-9588
- Buckler-Johnston Funeral Home18 miFuneral home · Westerly · (401) 596-2465
- Comolli Granite Company18 miMonument dealer · Ashaway · (401) 377-2530
- Gaffney Dolan Funeral Home18 miFuneral home · Westerly · (401) 596-2648
- Rushlow-Iacoi Funeral Home and Crematory18 miCremation provider · Westerly · (401) 596-2352
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