Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island

Island Cemetery is a cemetery near Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island. The grounds sit at about 52 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 115 notable people buried here, including Matthew C. Perry, Richard Morris Hunt and Theodore M. Davis. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1901690. The nearest funeral home we know of is Memorial Funeral Home in Newport, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 239 cemeteries we list in Newport County, and 260 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. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 6 US representatives, 6 writers, 4 actors, 4 artists, 4 Civil War veterans, 4 governors, 3 Medal of Honor recipients, 3 Mexican-American War veterans.

• Matthew C. Perry1794-1858
  American naval officer
• Richard Morris Hunt1827-1895
  American architect
• Theodore M. Davis1838-1915
  American lawyer and egyptologist
• Dorothy Hale1905-1938
  American socialite, actress
• Isaac Stevens1818-1862
  Union United States Army general
• Perry Belmont1851-1947
  American politician
• Christopher Ellery1768-1840
  American politician
• George P. Wetmore1846-1921
  American politician
• August Belmont Jr.1853-1924
  American financier
• Bud Palmer1921-2013
  American basketball player
• William Paine Sheffield Sr.1820-1907
  American politician
• Charles C. Van Zandt1830-1894
  American politician

People whose Wikidata entry gives Island 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.

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.

• Common Ground Cemetery

  Newport, RI
  Cemetery

  0.1 mi
• Saint Mary's Cemetery

  Newport, RI
  Cemetery

  0.1 mi
• Common Burial Ground Cemetery

  Newport, RI
  Cemetery

  0.1 mi
• Old City Cemetery

  Newport, RI
  Municipal cemetery

  0.1 mi
• Braman Cemetery

  Newport, RI
  Cemetery

  0.1 mi
• North Burial Cemetery

  Newport, RI
  Cemetery

  0.2 mi
• Island Annex Cemetery

  Newport, RI
  Cemetery

  0.2 mi
• John Clarke Burial Ground

  Newport, RI
  Cemetery

  0.3 mi
• Coddington Cemetery

  Newport, RI
  Cemetery

  0.3 mi
• St. Joseph's Old Catholic Cemetery

  Newport, RI
  Catholic cemetery

  0.5 mi

• Memorial Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Newport · (401) 846-0698
  0.6 mi
• Hambly Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Newport · (401) 846-0698
  1.0 mi
• O'Neill-Hayes Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Newport · (401) 846-0932
  1.3 mi
• Nardolillo Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Narragansett · (401) 942-1220
  6.3 mi
• Patrick Quinn Funerals and Cremations (Fagan-Quinn)

  Funeral home · North Kingstown · (401) 295-5603
  7.5 mi
• Fern Acres Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Little Compton · (401) 635-4757
  7.7 mi

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