A visit to the Riverside Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Riverside Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Riverside Cemetery (FG ID #103604).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Riverside Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Riverside Cemetery:
41.1234, -73.4275
The Riverside Cemetery is located in Fairfield County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Riverside Cemetery.
Establishment of the Riverside Cemetery ...
The Riverside Cemetery was established in 1886.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 33 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Riverside Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hebrew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- East Norwalk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The East Norwalk Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norwalk Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Silvermine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Weed Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Cemetery
- Temple Shalom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rowayton Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Waterbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Waterbury Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury Cemetery
- Hoyt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hoyt Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt Cemetery
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Slassoh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Slassoh Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slassoh Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Raymond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Raymond Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond Cemetery
- Poplar Plains Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Poplar Plains Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Plains Cemetery
- Lockwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lockwood Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood Cemetery
- Parade Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Parade Hill Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parade Hill Cemetery
- Old Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Church Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Church Cemetery
- Garden Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Garden Center Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Center Cemetery
- Seely - Stevens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hoyt Cemetery #2
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stevens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- Old Jewish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old Jewish Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jewish Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Grove Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove Cemetery
- Colonial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Colonial Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Willowbrook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sharp Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Mathews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Mathews Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mathews Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Riverside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Norwalk
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Winnipauk Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Winnipauk Village is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipauk Village
- East Norwalk
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Winnipauk
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Norwalk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Norwalk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Norwalk is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88,655 people
- South Norwalk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Saugatuck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Darien
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rowayton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Compo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Westport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- South Wilton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Canaan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Noroton Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Westport is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,444 people
- New Canaan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Canaan is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,115 people
- Wilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Springdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Noroton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Darien
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Darien is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,693 people
- Greens Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Weston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wilton is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,219 people
- Stamford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stamford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
- Glenbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Wilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coley Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coley Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coley Town
- North Stamford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Riverside Cemetery. The following communities are located in Fairfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riverside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Darien
- New Canaan
- Norwalk
- Saugatuck
- South Norwalk
- Westport
- Wilton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Riverside Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Connecticut:
- Pages specific to Fairfield County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Riverside Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #103604
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #210209 (Riverside Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #210209 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Fairfield
- Est. Elev: 26 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Norwalk South
- Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.122041 Lon: -73.4256753
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Fairfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riverside Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |