A visit to the Riverside Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Riverside Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Riverside Cemetery (FG ID #91516).
In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the Riverside Cemetery (MACRIS ID: SAU.801). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: SAU.801'. Click on this link to open a PDF document with more detailed information contained on scanned documents.
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:
42.4604, -71.0058
The Riverside Cemetery is located in Essex County<3>.
The county seat for Essex County is located in Salem. Salem lies just to the 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 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<4> of the Riverside Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Workmans Circle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wyoming Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Willow Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Cemetery
- Forest Dale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old East Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Jeans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Jeans Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Jeans Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Forest Glade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Old Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burying Ground
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Puritan Lawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<4> of the Riverside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pleasant Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Cliftondale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Saugus
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Franklin Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Franklin Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- West Lynn
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wyoming
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Malden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Revere
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lynn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Melrose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Edgeworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edgeworth is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Everett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chelsea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Lynn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Swampscott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wakefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Medford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wellington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Winthrop
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lynnfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nahant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Peabody
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lindenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lindenwood is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenwood
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 Essex County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riverside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chelsea
- Everett
- Lynn
- Lynnfield
- Malden
- Medford
- Melrose
- Revere
- Saugus
- Stoneham
- Swampscott
- Wakefield
- Wellington
- Winthrop
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 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 Essex 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #91516
Referenced MACRIS Record: SAU.801
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #599950 (Riverside Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #599950 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: Essex
- Est. Elev: 7 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boston North
- Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4603739 Lon: -71.0056063
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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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| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Essex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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'. |
| <5> | 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. |