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:
42.2001, -73.4376
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 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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- 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)
- The Ahavath Sholom Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahavath Sholom Cemetery
- 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)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- 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)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Pelton Brook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- VanDeusen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The VanDeusen Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for VanDeusen Cemetery
- 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)
- Rockdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rockdale Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Cemetery
- Austerlitz Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Austerlitz Cemetery is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austerlitz Cemetery
- Hillsdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hillsdale Cemetery is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale Cemetery
- Churchill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- 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)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- West Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harlemville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Harlemville Cemetery is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlemville Cemetery
- Crum Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Crum Church Cemetery is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Church Cemetery
- Niver Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Niver Cemetery is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niver Cemetery
- Copake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Copake Cemetery is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copake Cemetery
- 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)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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)
- North Egremont is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Egremont
- Egremont Plain
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Egremont Plain is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont Plain
- Egremont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Egremont is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
- South Egremont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Egremont is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Egremont
- Alford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alford is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Great Barrington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
- Green River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green River is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Van Deusenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Van Deusenville is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Deusenville
- Housatonic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Housatonic is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housatonic
- 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 (13 more) ...
- Sheffield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sheffield is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
- Glendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Rockdale Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale Mills is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Mills
- Copake Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Copake Lake is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copake Lake
- Copake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stockbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
- Hartsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hartsville is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- South Lee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Lee is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lee
- West Stockbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
- Harlemville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harlemville is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlemville
- Weed Mines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weed Mines is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Mines
- Mill River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mill River is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill River
- Martindale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Martindale is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
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 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
- Stockbridge
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 helpful 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:
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: In 2021, GNIS record #598662 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: Berkshire
- Est. Elev: 241 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Egremont
- Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2000892 Lon: -73.4376143
- 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 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 obstructions 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> | 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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