Old Commons Burial Ground Cemetery in Newport East, Rhode Island
Also known as Little Compton Historical Cemetery Number 12
About Old Commons Burial Ground Cemetery
Old Commons Burial Ground Cemetery is a cemetery near Newport East, Newport County, Rhode Island. It lies about 6.0 mi west of Newport East. The grounds sit at about 108 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1901801. The nearest funeral home we know of is Fern Acres Funeral Home in Little Compton, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 239 cemeteries we list in Newport County, and 235 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
41.50939, -71.17208
What Old Commons Burial Ground 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
- Union CemeteryNewport East, RICemetery0.1 mi
- Joseph Wilbor CemeteryNewport East, RICemetery0.3 mi
- George Brownell LotNewport East, RICemetery0.6 mi
- Our Lady of Fatima CemeteryNewport East, RICatholic cemetery0.6 mi
- Benjamin Head Lot CemeteryNewport East, RICemetery0.7 mi
- Henry Head Senior Burying GroundNewport East, RICemetery0.7 mi
- Briggs Brownell LotNewport East, RICemetery0.9 mi
- William Wilbor CemeteryNewport East, RICemetery1.1 mi
- Captain Edward Richmond LotNewport East, RICemetery1.2 mi
- White Family Burying GroundNewport East, RICemetery1.2 mi
Funeral homes near Old Commons Burial Ground Cemetery
- Fern Acres Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Little Compton · (401) 635-4757
- Memorial Funeral Home6.9 miFuneral home · Newport · (401) 846-0698
- Hambly Funeral Home7.0 miFuneral home · Newport · (401) 846-0698
- O'Neill-Hayes Funeral Home7.6 miFuneral home · Newport · (401) 846-0932
- Connors Funeral Home8.5 miFuneral home · Portsmouth · (401) 683-2511
- Potter Funeral Home10.0 miFuneral home · Westport · (508) 636-2100
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