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:
41.8570, -71.1203
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 Bristol County<2>.
The county seat for Bristol County is located in Taunton. Taunton lies just 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 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Riverside Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hathaway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hathaway Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathaway Cemetery
- Blake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Blake Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Cemetery
- Westville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dighton Veterans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Unitarian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dighton Town Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Gilbert Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Thomas Episcopal Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- St. Francis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Quaker Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Quaker Cemetery
- Neck of Land Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Chace Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chace Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Winslow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Winslow Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow Cemetery
- The Winslow Cemetery has also been known as:
- Winslow Family Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FRE.802 <5>
- Caswell Street Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Caswell Street Burying Ground is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caswell Street Burying Ground
- The Caswell Street Burying Ground has also been known as:
- Caswell Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #TAU.813 <5>
- Caswell Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Caswell Burying Ground is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caswell Burying Ground
- The Caswell Burying Ground has also been known as:
- Caswell Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #TAU.814 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2347699 <6>
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Josephs Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Taunton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91602 <6>
- Mayflower Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mayflower Hill Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mayflower Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Taunton.
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #TAU.853 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91219 <6>
- Plain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- The St. Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #TAU.844 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91643 <6>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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:
- North Dighton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dighton
- Segreganset
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Segreganset is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segreganset
- West Dighton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dighton
- Dighton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,040 people
- Berkley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Berkley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
- Weir Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Weir Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
- Old Town Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Town Landing is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
- Taunton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Assonet ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Assonet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assonet
- East Taunton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- Raynham Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Hortonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hortonville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Somerset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Somerset is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- Raynham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- Rehoboth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
- Freetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
- Swansea Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Swansea Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Center
- Swansea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Swansea is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
- Steep Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Steep Brook is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Brook
- Norton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Lakeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Chartley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chartley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley
- Briggs Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
- South Rehoboth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth
- Ocean Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Bowenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bowenville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowenville
- North Lakeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville
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.
- Assonet - Historic
- Taunton
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 either 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:
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 #602787 (Riverside Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602787 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: Bristol
- Est. Elev: 6 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Assonet
- Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8570456 Lon: -71.1203235
- 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 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' (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'. |
| <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 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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| <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. |