Friends Burying Ground in Newport East, Rhode Island
About Friends Burying Ground
Friends Burying Ground is a quaker cemetery near Newport East, Newport County, Rhode Island. It lies about 5.0 mi west of Newport East. The nearest funeral home we know of is Fern Acres Funeral Home in Little Compton, about 1.1 mi away. It is one of 239 cemeteries we list in Newport County, and 249 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, Newport East. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
41.52448, -71.19250
What Friends Burying Ground 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.
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Funeral homes near Friends Burying Ground
- Fern Acres Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Little Compton · (401) 635-4757
- Memorial Funeral Home6.1 miFuneral home · Newport · (401) 846-0698
- Hambly Funeral Home6.3 miFuneral home · Newport · (401) 846-0698
- O'Neill-Hayes Funeral Home7.0 miFuneral home · Newport · (401) 846-0932
- Connors Funeral Home7.1 miFuneral home · Portsmouth · (401) 683-2511
- Potter Funeral Home9.9 miFuneral home · Westport · (508) 636-2100
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Frequently asked questions
Is Friends Burying Ground a Quaker cemetery?
Our records list a Quaker affiliation, based on its official name. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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