The Newman Cemetery is an historic

cemetery A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a buri ...

in East Providence, Rhode Island. One of the oldest in the state, the cemetery was established in 1643, when the area was part of

Rehoboth, Massachusetts Rehoboth is a historic town in Bristol County, Massachusetts. Established in 1643, Rehoboth is one of the oldest towns in Massachusetts. The population was 12,502 at the 2020 census. Rehoboth is a mostly rural community with many historic sites i ...

. It is located at the southwest corner of Newman and Pawtucket Avenues, adjacent to the

Newman Congregational Church Newman Congregational Church is an historic church at 100 Newman Avenue in East Providence, Rhode Island. It is a two-story wood-frame structure on a high brick basement. It was built in 1810 for a congregation that was established in 1643, wh ...

. Its first recorded burial is in 1658, and it remained in use well into the 19th century. The cemetery was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1980.

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* * {{National Register of Historic Places Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island Buildings and structures in East Providence, Rhode Island National Register of Historic Places in Providence County, Rhode Island

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