North Burial Ground in Providence, Rhode Island

North Burial Ground is a cemetery near Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island. It lies about 1.7 mi south of Providence. The grounds sit at about 43 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 79 notable people buried here, including Stephen Hopkins, Edward Mitchell Bannister and Sarah Helen Whitman. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1219641. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Francis Cemetery, about 1.0 mi to the north. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Sugarman Sinai Memorial Chapel in Providence, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 631 cemeteries we list in Providence County, and 389 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 12 of the 631 listings in Providence County have a phone number or website on record.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Providence. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 6 writers, 4 artists, 4 US representatives, 4 US senators, 3 Civil War veterans, 3 musicians, 3 scientists, 2 governors.

• Stephen Hopkins1707-1785
  Signer of Declaration of Independence
• Edward Mitchell Bannister1828-1901
  Black Canadian-American visual artist
• Sarah Helen Whitman1803-1878
  United States poet
• Natalie Curtis1875-1921
  American ethnomusicologist
• Robert Henry Thurston1839-1903
  American mechanical engineer
• Alexis Caswell1799-1877
  American scientist
• Christiana Carteaux Bannister1819-1902
  American business entrepreneur, hairdresser, and abolitionist
• David Pingree1933-2005
  American mathematics historian
• John Brown Francis1791-1864
  American politician
• Thomas Smith Webb1771-1819
  American writer
• Jeremiah B. Howell1771-1822
  American politician
• Nicholas Cooke1717-1782
  Rhode Island governor

People whose Wikidata entry gives North Burial Ground 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.

• Saint Francis Cemetery

  Pawtucket, RI
  Cemetery

  1.0 mi
• Saint Patrick's Cemetery

  Providence, RI
  Cemetery

  1.1 mi
• Saint Johns Episcopal Cemetery

  Providence, RI
  Christian cemetery

  1.2 mi
• Swan Point Cemetery

  Pawtucket, RI
  Cemetery

  1.3 mi
• Riverside Cemetery

  Pawtucket, RI
  Cemetery

  1.5 mi
• Providence College Cemetery

  Providence, RI
  Cemetery

  1.5 mi
• Old Saint Mary's Cemetery

  Pawtucket, RI
  Christian cemetery

  1.9 mi
• Elder Pardon Tillinghast Lot

  Providence, RI
  Cemetery

  2.0 mi
• Mineral Spring Cemetery

  Pawtucket, RI
  Cemetery

  2.0 mi
• Mount Saint Mary Cemetery

  Pawtucket, RI
  Cemetery

  2.2 mi

• Sugarman Sinai Memorial Chapel

  Funeral chapel · Providence · (401) 331-8094
  0.8 mi
• A.A. Mariani & Son Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Providence · (401) 861-5432
  0.8 mi
• Russell J Boyle and Son Funeral Homes

  Funeral home · Providence · (401) 272-3100
  1.3 mi
• Pontarelli-Marino Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Providence · (401) 331-7390
  1.7 mi
• J F Skeffington Funeral Home and Cremations

  Funeral home · Providence · (401) 331-3900
  1.9 mi
• Berarducci Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center

  Funeral home · Providence · (401) 751-5000
  2.3 mi

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