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Washington County, Rhode Island

Cemeteries in Exeter, RI

Exeter is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, with a population of about 6,460. Public map data lists 137 cemeteries here. 3 of them are family or private burial grounds, which may be on private land. Some have a mailing address in Richmond, Saunderstown, West Kingston.

Exeter cemetery list 137

Locations are approximate and come from public USGS data, which may be incomplete. Small family plots are often unmarked or missing. Please respect private property.

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Finding burial records in Exeter

  • Exeter town clerk. The town clerk's office can help with death records for people who died in Exeter, and statewide records are kept by the Rhode Island Department of Health's Center for Vital Records in Cranston. Recent records are usually restricted to close family; older ones are more widely available.
  • Cemetery records. Ask the town clerk about the town's historical cemetery list. Rhode Island numbers its historical cemeteries by town, and volunteers with the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission record them.
  • Old town reports. Annual town reports often listed each year's deaths. Try the Exeter public library or the nearest library that keeps them.
  • Local historical society. Historical societies often hold gravestone transcriptions, cemetery surveys and family files. The Rhode Island Historical Society and the Rhode Island State Archives in Providence are good statewide sources.
  • Probate and land records. Rhode Island has no county government. Deeds (land evidence records) and wills and estates are kept by Exeter itself, at the town clerk's office and the town's probate court.
  • FamilySearch. The free FamilySearch site has indexed Rhode Island vital records and town records that can confirm a death date before you visit.