Wilbour-Gifford Cemetery

Wilbour-Gifford Cemetery is a cemetery in Town of Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island. Wilbour-Gifford Cemetery is situated nearby to Hoxie-Tabor-Manchester Cemetery, as well as near the cemetery Lemuel Brightman Lot.

Type: Cemetery
Description: cemetery in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States
Also known as: “Little Compton Cemetery 25”, “Rhode Island Hist. Cemetery Little Compton #25”, and “Wilbor-Gifford Cemetery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Quicksand Pond and Brownell Library.

Quicksand Pond

Pond

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Quicksand Pond is a pond in Little Compton, Rhode Island. It is a major winter flounder spawning area, has Rare Species Habitat and Significant Natural Communities designation, and is part of a proposed natural greenway corridor.

Brownell Library

Library

Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brownell Library is situated 2 miles southwest of Wilbour-Gifford Cemetery.

Little Compton Historic District

Historic site

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Little Compton Historic District is a historic site, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Wilbour-Gifford Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Adamsville and Little Compton.

Adamsville

Village

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Adamsville is a historic village in Little Compton, Rhode Island, United States. It was first settled in 1675 around the time of King Philip's War and was named after the second president of the United States, John Adams. Adamsville is situated 2 miles north of Wilbour-Gifford Cemetery.

Little Compton

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Little Compton is a rural farming town in Newport County in southeastern Rhode Island. It includes the villages of Adamsville and Sakonnet. It is between the Sakonnet River on its west and Massachusetts and the West Branch of the Westport River to the east.