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 #1542466).
In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the Riverside Cemetery (MACRIS ID: NRE.802). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: NRE.802'. 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:
42.5764, -71.0539
The Riverside Cemetery is located in Middlesex County<3>.
The county seat for Middlesex County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the south southwest 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 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Riverside Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Park Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harmony Vale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Old Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- Forest Glen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Forest Glen Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen Cemetery
- Forest Glade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ross Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ross Memorial Park is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Memorial Park
- Larrabee Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Needham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Popes / Goodale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Goodale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Goodale Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Cemetery
- Emmanuel Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sons of Jacob Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Peabody Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Peabody Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- Willow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Willow Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Cemetery
- Puritan Lawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Temple Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Swinnerton Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Putnam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Southside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Southside Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Riverside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- North Reading
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lynnfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brigadoon Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brigadoon Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon Village
- Middleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- West Peabody
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Howe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reading
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reading is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,535 people
- Montrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beaver Brook ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beaver Brook is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Brook
- Hathorne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wakefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Danvers
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mishawum ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lindenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lindenwood is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenwood
- Topsfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boxford is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,331 people
- Lowell Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Peabody
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Andover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Andover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Andover is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
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 Middlesex County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riverside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Andover
- Danvers
- Lynnfield
- Peabody
- Reading
- Stoneham
- Topsfield
- Wakefield
- Wilmington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Middlesex 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: #1542466
Referenced MACRIS Record: NRE.802
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 Middlesex, 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 drawn 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. |