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A visit to the Riverside Cemetery ...


The location of the Riverside Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Riverside Cemetery

Lat:   41.6523°   (41° 39' 8")

Lon:   -70.9120°   (-70° 54' 43")

The Riverside Cemetery is located in Bristol County<2>.

The county seat for Bristol County is located in Taunton. Taunton lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Riverside Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Bristol 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

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 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.

    • New Bedford
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
      • New Bedford is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
    • Fairhaven
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
      • Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
    • Acushnet
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acushnet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet
      • Acushnet is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
    • Acushnet Center
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Center
      • Acushnet Center is located in Bristol County
    • North Dartmouth
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dartmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dartmouth
      • North Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
    • Bliss Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bliss Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
      • Bliss Corner is located in Bristol County
    • Smith Mills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
      • Smith Mills is located in Bristol County
    • Dartmouth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dartmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
      • Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
    • Apponagansett
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponagansett
      • Apponagansett is located in Bristol County
    • South Dartmouth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Dartmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dartmouth
      • South Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
    • Mattapoisett
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattapoisett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
      • Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
    • Clifford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
      • Clifford is located in Bristol County
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Long Plain
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
        • Long Plain is located in Bristol County
      • Nonquitt
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonquitt
        • Nonquitt is located in Bristol County
      • Braleys
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
        • Braleys is located in Bristol County
      • Hixville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixville
        • Hixville is located in Bristol County
      • Rochester
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
        • Rochester is located in Plymouth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
      • Westport Factory
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Factory
        • Westport Factory is located in Bristol County
      • Gidleys Corner
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gidleys Corner
        • Gidleys Corner is located in Bristol County
      • East Freetown
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Freetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
        • East Freetown is located in Bristol County
      • Marion
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
        • Marion is located in Plymouth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
      • North Westport
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westport
        • North Westport is located in Bristol County
      • Westport
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
        • Westport is located in Bristol County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,097 people
      • Central Village
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
        • Central Village is located in Bristol County
      • Weweantic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weweantic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weweantic
        • Weweantic is located in Plymouth County
      • Briarwood Beach
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
        • Briarwood Beach is located in Plymouth County
      • Freetown
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
        • Freetown is located in Bristol County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people

    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 Bristol County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riverside Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Riverside Cemetery.<4>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Peckham West Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peckham West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peckham West Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peckham West Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Griffin Street Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Acushnet Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Rural Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rural Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Cemetery
    • Naskatucket Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Friends Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Tabor Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Parting Ways Friends Burial Ground
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • The Parting Ways Friends Burial Ground is located in Bristol County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Parting Ways Friends Burial Ground is located in Acushnet Center.
        • The Parting Ways Friends Burial Ground has also been known as:
        • Friends Burial Ground
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parting Ways Friends Burial Ground
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2370492 <6>
      • Davis Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Davis Cemetery is located in Bristol County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • Polish National Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polish National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Polish National Cemetery is located in Bristol County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polish National Cemetery
      • Cushing Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cushing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cushing Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cushing Cemetery
      • Barlow Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barlow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Barlow Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barlow Cemetery
      • Hammond Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • The Hammond Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hammond Cemetery
      • Reynolds Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Bristol County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Cemetery
      • Evergreen Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Bristol County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Long Plain Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #599660  (Riverside Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #599660 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: New Bedford North
      • County: Bristol         Elev: 10
      • Location given for GNIS #599660 (Riverside Cemetery)

    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 Bristol, 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 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: 41.6523, Longitude: -70.9120       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 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.

    <6>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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