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Cemetery NumberLN031
TownLINCOLN
Cemetery NameOBADIAH OLNEY BURIAL GROUND
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LocationLES PAWSON LOOP - LINCOLN WOODS STATE PARK
StateRI
DirectionSE
Pole Number2
Distance150
Map Number 
Page Number 
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Deed Book 
Deed Page 
Size in Feet100
Size in Feet80
Burials24
Inscriptions16
Fieldstones4
Tombs 
Exist?YES
Last seen date?2013
Newest1885
Oldest1798
VandalismY
Veteran 
PoleM
CommentLocated 150 feet southeast of Les Pawson Loop in Lincoln Woods State Park. It is 450 feet east of Eddie Dowling Highway, Route 146. This cemetery was transcribed by Frank Calef who assigned #5 to this lot and described it as: "A short distance over the North Providence line off the Louisquissett Pike to the east." Ethel White transcribed lot February 21, 1937 and described it as: "Olney family-Lincoln Woods Road from Louisquissett Pike near State Police Barracks." Lot was transcribed by Roger Beaudry on January 28, 1995. At this time, the lot was located on the western side of Olney Pond adjacent to a parking area. This cemetery has been heavily vandalized, almost all stones have been toppled, and or broken. There appears to be some stones missing from earlier transcriptions. Transcribed by Ron Farrar who describes lot as follows: "Lincoln Woods, near Louisquisset Pike (146)"
Conditionfair
Enclosurestone wall
Gateno gate
Growthgrass-well kept
Terrainlevel
Cemetery Location
Cemetery Burial Map N/A