Newman Cemetery

{{Short description|Historic cemetery in Providence County, Rhode Island, US}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Newman Cemetery

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| image = Newman Cemetery East Providence RI 2012.JPG

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| coordinates = {{coord|41.8398161|-71.3503335|region:US-RI_type:landmark_source:GNIS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| location = East Providence, Rhode Island

| locmapin = Rhode Island#USA

| map_caption = Location in Rhode Island

| area = {{convert|10.25|acre|ha}}

| built = 1643

| architect =

| architecture =

| added = November 28, 1980

| mpsub = East Providence MRA

| refnum = 80000002

{{NRISref|2007a}}

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The Newman Cemetery is an historic cemetery 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. It is located at the southwest corner of Newman and Pawtucket Avenues, adjacent to the Newman Congregational Church. Its first recorded burial is in 1658, and it remained in use well into the 19th century.{{cite web|url=http://www.preservation.ri.gov/pdfs_zips_downloads/national_pdfs/east_providence/eapr_historic-resources-of-east-providence.pdf|title=Historic Resources of East Providence, Rhode Island|pages= 31–32|publisher=Rhode Island Preservation|access-date=2014-09-07}}

The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.