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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Riverside Cemetery
Lat: 42.2001° (42° 12' 0")
Lon: -73.4376° (-73° 26' 15")
The Riverside Cemetery is located in Berkshire County<2>.
The county seat for Berkshire County is located in Pittsfield. Pittsfield lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Riverside Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Riverside Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Collins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Great Barrington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90946 <5>
- Ahavath Sholom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ahavath Sholom Cemetery
- The Ahavath Sholom Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ahavath Sholom Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Great Barrington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2334122 <5>
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peters Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Great Barrington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2336505 <5>
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Pelton Brook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- VanDeusen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the VanDeusen Cemetery
- The VanDeusen Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- The VanDeusen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Van Deusen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2226435 <5>
- Old St. Bridget's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Bridget's Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Bridget's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old St. Bridget's Cemetery is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Rockdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockdale Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rockdale Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Austerlitz Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austerlitz Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austerlitz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Austerlitz Cemetery is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Hillsdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillsdale Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillsdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hillsdale Cemetery is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Churchill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Churchill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Churchill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Churchill Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SHE.809 <6>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Our Lady Of The Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Center Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- West Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Center Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West Center Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Harlemville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harlemville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harlemville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Harlemville Cemetery is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Crum Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crum Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crum Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Crum Church Cemetery is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Niver Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Niver Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Niver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Niver Cemetery is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Copake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copake Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Copake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Copake Cemetery is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Marian Community Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stockbridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Riverside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- North Egremont
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Egremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Egremont
- North Egremont is located in Berkshire County
- Egremont Plain
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Egremont Plain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont Plain
- Egremont Plain is located in Berkshire County
- Egremont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
- Egremont is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
- South Egremont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Egremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Egremont
- South Egremont is located in Berkshire County
- Alford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Alford is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Great Barrington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
- Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
- Green River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Green River is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Van Deusenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Van Deusenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Deusenville
- Van Deusenville is located in Berkshire County
- Housatonic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housatonic
- Housatonic is located in Berkshire County
- Craryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Austerlitz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Copake Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Sheffield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Sheffield is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
- Glendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glendale is located in Berkshire County
- Rockdale Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockdale Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Mills
- Rockdale Mills is located in Berkshire County
- Copake Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copake Lake
- Copake Lake is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Stockbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
- Hartsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Hartsville is located in Berkshire County
- South Lee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lee
- South Lee is located in Berkshire County
- West Stockbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stockbridge
- West Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
- Harlemville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlemville
- Harlemville is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Weed Mines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weed Mines. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Mines
- Weed Mines is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Mill River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill River
- Mill River is located in Berkshire County
- Martindale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Martindale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Martindale is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Taconic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Red Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Red Rock is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Ashley Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Falls
- Ashley Falls is located in Berkshire County
- New Marlborough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Marlborough
- New Marlborough is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,450 people
- Monterey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Monterey is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
- Philmont
(11 miles [17.7 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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Berkshire County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riverside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Great Barrington
- Philmont
- Stockbridge
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 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 Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Berkshire County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Riverside Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 #598662 (Riverside Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #598662 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Egremont
- County: Berkshire Elev: 241
- Location given for GNIS #598662 (Riverside Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
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 Massachusetts' counties, including Berkshire, 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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Riverside Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2001, Longitude: -73.4376 In this case, the coordinates for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
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