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Cemetery NumberCU003
TownCUMBERLAND
Cemetery NameCUMBERLAND CEMETERY
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LocationDEXTER STREET
StateRI
DirectionN
Pole Number25
Distance10
Map Number 
Page Number6
Plat Number0068
Deed Book 
Deed Page 
Size in Feet425
Size in Feet300
Inscriptions465
Fieldstones4
Tombs 
Exist?YES
Last seen date?2013
Newest1972
Oldest1763
VandalismY
Veteran18
PoleM
CommentLocated at #220 Dexter St. It abuts CU004. Generally in good condition, some stones have however been toppled either by nature or vandalism. Some stones have also been destroyed. There is some difficultly in locating the owner of this cemetery. The town claims not to own it, nor does it know who does. The neighbors claim that the town mows the grass, so why would they unless they owned it. There are some newer burials in the cemetery, so the owner will hopefully be found. This cemetery has some sections which are set off from the rest of the cemetery into family plots. The sections are as follows: Section A: An area surrounded by granite posts with iron rails. Section B: A large area surrounded by granite posts with iron rails. Section C: An area surrounded by granite corner markers and slightly raised by granite curbs. Section D: An area surrounded by granite posts, no rails. Section E: An area surrounded by granite posts, no rails. Section F: An area outlined by granite blocks. Ira B Peck transcribed lot in mid 1800's. He described lot as follows: "From the Burying ground near Robin Hollow so called in Cumberland, RI" Dr Frank T Calef transcribed this lot as part of his Lincoln Transcription. He assigned it Lot #27 and described it as "is in the yard of the Stone Church at Lonsdale Village." This lot is well into the Town of Cumberland and is not near any Stone Church. His transcription is found on pages 76 to 99. Transcribed by Roger Beaudry January 29 to March 10, 1993 Transcribed by Ethel M White who simply described it as: "Cumberland Cemetery - Lonsdale Transcribed by Charles & Martha Benns in the earl;y 1930's. Their transcription can be found in Volume 1 Pages 157-158 and in Vol 6 page 46. They assigned it number 129 and describe its location as on the road from Adamsdale to Lonsdale. They have also recorded the few stones located in CU004 and entered them under this cemetery. They recorded a tomb that is not there today.
Conditiongood
Enclosureno enclosure
Gateno gate
Growthgrass-well kept
Terrainlevel
Cemetery Location
Cemetery Burial Map N/A
 
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