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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:   41.8570°   (41° 51' 25")

Lon:   -71.1203°   (-71° 7' 13")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hathaway Cemetery
    • The Hathaway Cemetery is located in Bristol County
  • Blake Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blake Cemetery is located in Bristol County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fox Cemetery is located in Bristol County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Bristol County
    • Old Quaker Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Quaker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Quaker Cemetery is located in Bristol County
    • Neck of Land Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chace Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chace Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chace Cemetery is located in Bristol County
    • Simmons Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Bristol County
    • Winslow Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winslow Cemetery
      • The Winslow Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caswell Street Burying Ground
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caswell Street Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Caswell Street Burying Ground is located in Bristol County
      • 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)
    • Pine Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayflower Hill Cemetery
      • The Mayflower Hill Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
      • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dighton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dighton
    • North Dighton is located in Bristol County
  • Segreganset
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Segreganset. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segreganset
    • Segreganset is located in Bristol County
  • West Dighton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Dighton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dighton
    • West Dighton is located in Bristol County
  • Dighton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dighton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
    • Dighton is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,040 people
  • Berkley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
    • Berkley is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
  • Weir Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weir Village. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
    • Weir Village is located in Bristol County
  • Old Town Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
    • Old Town Landing is located in Bristol County
  • Taunton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
    • Taunton is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
  • Assonet ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assonet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assonet
    • Assonet is located in Bristol County
  • East Taunton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
    • East Taunton is located in Bristol County
  • Raynham Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynham Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
    • Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
  • Hortonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
    • Hortonville is located in Bristol County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Somerset
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Somerset is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
    • Raynham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
      • Raynham is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
    • Rehoboth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rehoboth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
      • Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
    • Freetown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
      • Freetown is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
    • Swansea Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swansea Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Center
      • Swansea Center is located in Bristol County
    • Swansea
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swansea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
      • Swansea is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
    • Steep Brook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Brook
      • Steep Brook is located in Bristol County
    • Norton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
      • Norton is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
    • Lakeville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
      • Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
    • Chartley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chartley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley
      • Chartley is located in Bristol County
    • Briggs Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
      • Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County
    • South Rehoboth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Rehoboth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth
      • South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
    • Ocean Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
      • Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County
    • Bowenville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowenville
      • Bowenville is located in Bristol County
    • North Lakeville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville
      • North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County

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 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:

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: GNIS record #602787 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: Assonet
    • County: Bristol         Elev: 6
    • Location given for GNIS #602787 (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: 41.8570, Longitude: -71.1203       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.
<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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