Platform Cemetery in North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Also known as North Kingstown Historical Cemetery Number 36
About Platform Cemetery
Platform Cemetery is a cemetery near North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island. It lies about 2.2 mi north of North Kingstown. The grounds sit at about 171 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including James MacSparran and William Walker. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1902308. The nearest funeral home we know of is Patrick Quinn Funerals and Cremations (Fagan-Quinn) in North Kingstown, about 2.8 mi away. It is one of 314 cemeteries we list in Washington County, and 320 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, North Kingstown. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Platform Cemetery
- James MacSparran1693-1757Macsparran, James (1693-1757), Church of England clergyman in America
- William Walkerdied 1742Ship's captain; (-1742)
People whose Wikidata entry gives Platform 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.
Map
41.51949, -71.47827
What Platform 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.
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Funeral homes near Platform Cemetery
- Patrick Quinn Funerals and Cremations (Fagan-Quinn)2.8 miFuneral home · North Kingstown · (401) 295-5603
- Nardolillo Funeral Home3.1 miFuneral home · Narragansett · (401) 942-1220
- Cranston-Murphy Funeral Home3.8 miFuneral home · North Kingstown · (401) 294-4013
- Rhode Island Cremation Care Center5.3 miCremation provider · Wakefield · (401) 429-9588
- Avery-Storti Funeral Home5.4 miFuneral home · Wakefield · (401) 783-7271
- Memorial Funeral Home9.0 miFuneral home · Newport · (401) 846-0698
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