Island Cemetery
Island Cemetery is a cemetery in City of Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island. Island Cemetery is situated nearby to Common Ground Cemetery, as well as near the community center Great Friends Meeting House.- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island, United States
- Also known as: “Island Cemetery Annex”, “Island Cemetery Newport”, “Newport Cemetery 1”, “Newport Island Cemetery”, “Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Newport #1”, “Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Newport #2”, “Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Newport 1”, and “Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Newport 2”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Common Ground Cemetery and Great Friends Meeting House.
Common Ground Cemetery
Cemetery
Common Ground Cemetery is situated 600 feet south of Island Cemetery.
Great Friends Meeting House
Community center
Great Friends Meeting House is a meeting house of the Quakers built in 1699 in Newport, Rhode Island. The meeting house, which is part of the Newport Historic District, is currently open as a museum owned by the Newport Historical Society. Great Friends Meeting House is situated 2,000 feet south of Island Cemetery.
International Tennis Hall of Fame
The International Tennis Hall of Fame is located in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. It honors both players and other contributors to the sport of tennis. International Tennis Hall of Fame is situated 1 mile south of Island Cemetery.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newport and Jamestown.
Newport
Newport is a beautiful seaside city in Rhode Island that is famous for its genteel mansions and a rich history of yachting, golf, and tennis. With a population of only 25,000, this scenic resort town punches well above its weight and was known as the "Summer White House" throughout the 1950s and 60s.Jamestown
Jamestown is a village on Conanicut Island, a small parcel of land that connects mainland Rhode Island to Aquidneck Island in Narragansett Bay. Jamestown is 25 miles south of Providence and offers plenty of shopping, dining and recreation.Middletown
Middletown lies south of Portsmouth and north of Newport, Rhode Island. This geographical location is what gave this town its name. Middletown was founded in 1743 when unjust taxation and a growing population caused freeholders in Newport to petition for independence.Island Cemetery
- Categories: rural cemetery and burial
- Location: City of Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.4973° or 41° 29′ 50″ north
Longitude
-71.31491° or 71° 18′ 54″ west
Elevation
49 feet (15 metres)
Open location code
87HCFMWP+W2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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In Other Languages
From Hebrew to Turkish—“Island Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “בית הקברות איילנד”
- Russian: “Айлендское кладбище”
- Russian: “Историческое кладбище на Род-Айленде\”
- Russian: “Кладбище Айленд”
- Slovenian: “Island Cemetery”
- Swedish: “Island Cemetery”
- Turkish: “Island Cemetery”
- Turkish: “Island Mezarlığı”
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