RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Massachusetts >> Franklin County >> Riverside CemeteryIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Massachusetts

The Commemorative Quarter for Massachusetts





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:   42.6156°   (42° 36' 56")

Lon:   -72.5406°   (-72° 32' 26")

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

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Greenfield. Greenfield lies just to the west southwest of the Riverside Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 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.

  • Riverside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Worcester County
  • High Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Burnham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Springdale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • St. Annes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Aaron Clark Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aaron Clark Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aaron Clark Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Aaron Clark Memorial Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Our Lady of Czechowski Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady of Czechowski Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Lady of Czechowski Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Our Lady of Czechowski Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • East Mineral Road Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Gill Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gill Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gill Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gill Center Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Highland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Field Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Field Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Field Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • North Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Old Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Upper Meadows Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lower Meadow Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Meadow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Meadow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lower Meadow Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Polish Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polish Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Polish Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Green River Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • East Deerfield Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Deerfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Deerfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Deerfield Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Town Farm Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Town Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Town Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Town Farm Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Holton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holton Cemetery
      • The Holton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holton Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Millers Falls.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91107 <6>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 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.

  • Factory Village ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Factory Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
    • Factory Village is located in Franklin County
  • Turners Falls
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners Falls
    • Turners Falls is located in Franklin County
  • Montague City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague City
    • Montague City is located in Franklin County
  • Greenfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Greenfield is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
  • East Deerfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Deerfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deerfield
    • East Deerfield is located in Franklin County
  • Millers Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Falls
    • Millers Falls is located in Franklin County
  • Bernardston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernardston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardston
    • Bernardston is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
  • Lake Pleasant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pleasant
    • Lake Pleasant is located in Franklin County
  • Mount Hermon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Hermon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
    • Mount Hermon is located in Franklin County
  • Deerfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
    • Deerfield is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
  • Montague
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
    • Montague is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
  • Erving
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erving
    • Erving is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Northfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
      • Northfield is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
    • Leyden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leyden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leyden
      • Leyden is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
    • Wendell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wendell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
      • Wendell is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
    • West Northfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Northfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Northfield
      • West Northfield is located in Franklin County
    • South Vernon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
      • South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
    • Colrain
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colrain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colrain
      • Colrain is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
    • Moores Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moores Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Corner
      • Moores Corner is located in Franklin County
    • Locks Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Village
      • Locks Village is located in Franklin County
    • Wendell Depot
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wendell Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
      • Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
    • Foundry Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foundry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Village
      • Foundry Village is located in Franklin County
    • Griswoldville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griswoldville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
      • Griswoldville is located in Franklin County
    • Shattuckville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shattuckville
      • Shattuckville is located in Franklin County
    • Conway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
      • Conway is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
    • South Deerfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deerfield
      • South Deerfield is located in Franklin County
    • Sunderland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
      • Sunderland is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
    • Vernon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,190 people
    • Elm Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elm Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
      • Elm Grove is located in Franklin County
    • Shelburne Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne Falls
      • Shelburne Falls is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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:

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 #601200  (Riverside Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #601200 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: Greenfield
    • County: Franklin         Elev: 107
    • Location given for GNIS #601200 (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 Franklin, 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- ) 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: 42.6156, Longitude: -72.5406       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.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 14 Jul 2025