A visit to the Riverside Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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:
41.2957, -73.0721
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Riverside Cemetery is located in Fairfield County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Riverside Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Riverside Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elm Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Elm Street Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Street Cemetery
- Oak Cliff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Cliff Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff Cemetery
- Orange Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Orange Center Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Center Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lawn Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Milford Side Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Milford Side Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Side Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Milford Side Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of New Haven.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103471 <5>
- Lower White Hills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boothe Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Boothe Memorial Park is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothe Memorial Park
- Putney - Oronoque Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Milford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Milford Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Cemetery
- Kings Highway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Kings Highway Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Highway Cemetery
- Milford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Milford Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Cemetery
- Nichols Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Nichols Farm Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Farm Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Lawrence Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lawrence Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Lawrence Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in New Haven.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968172 <5>
- Eastside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Eastside Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside Cemetery
- Street Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Street Memorial Park is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Memorial Park
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:
- Shelton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Derby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Derby is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
- Derby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Derby is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
- Former name for Derby:
- Birmingham
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <6>
- Orange
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orange
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orange is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,882 people
- Oronoque
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oronoque is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
- Ansonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ansonia is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,525 people
- Ansonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shelton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shelton is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,957 people
- Huntington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Huntington is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Milford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Milford is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,781 people
- White Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Hills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hills
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Milford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Haven is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,367 people
- Allingtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Westville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Woodbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbridge is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,704 people
- Nichols
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nichols is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Stratford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stratford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,660 people
- Seymour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Seymour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Seymour is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,326 people
- Trumbull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Trumbull is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,438 people
- Trumbull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Haven is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130,801 people
- East Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Village is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Monroe
(7 miles [11.3 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. Unless otherwise noted, 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.
- Ansonia
- Milford
- New Haven
- Orange
- Seymour
- Shelton
- Trumbull
- West Haven
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #210212 (Riverside Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #210212 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: 37 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ansonia
- Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2956524 Lon: -73.072052
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |