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:
41.5481, -73.0486
The Riverside Cemetery is located in New Haven County<1>.
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 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Riverside Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- All Saints Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The All Saints Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lithuanian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lithuanian Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithuanian Cemetery
- New Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Salem Bridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Salem Bridge Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Bridge Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- East Farms Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The East Farms Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farms Cemetery
- Bucks Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bucks Hill Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Hill Cemetery
- Beth El Synagogue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Watertown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Watertown Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Watertown Cemetery
- Middlebury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Middlebury Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury Cemetery
- Guntown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Guntown Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntown Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Woodtick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodtick Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodtick Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 37 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Riverside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waterbury
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Waterbury is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106,826 people
- Waterbury
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Waterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Union City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oakville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Middlebury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Middlebury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Middlebury is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,829 people
- Naugatuck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Naugatuck is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugatuck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,905 people
- Naugatuck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Prospect
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wolcott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greystone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (25 more) ...
- Prospect
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,755 people
- Wolcott
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wolcott is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,565 people
- Watertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Watertown is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,517 people
- Watertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beacon Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beacon Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beacon Falls is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,230 people
- West Cheshire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cheshire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cheshire is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,806 people
- Milldale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thomaston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Thomaston is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,505 people
- Southford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bethany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,513 people
- Plymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brooksvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brooksvale is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksvale
- Cheshire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Plantsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Terryville Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Terryville Station is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville Station
- Plymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Plymouth is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,552 people
- Hotchkissville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woodbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woodbury is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,453 people
- Thomaston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woodbury
(8 miles [12.9 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 New Haven County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riverside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cheshire
- Middlebury
- Naugatuck
- Oxford
- Prospect
- Thomaston
- Waterbury
- Watertown
- Waterville
- Woodbury
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 New Haven 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 #210213 (Riverside Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #210213 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: New Haven
- Est. Elev: 84 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waterbury
- Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5495413 Lon: -73.0473298
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including New Haven, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) 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'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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