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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 Original Riverside Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Original Riverside Cemetery

Lat:   46.7778°   (46° 46' 40")

Lon:   -67.8363°   (-67° 50' 10")

The cemetery is located in Aroostook County<1>.

As an estimate, the Original Riverside Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Fort Fairfield.

Adjacent to the Original Riverside Cemetery and just to the southeast is the Saint Denis Catholic Cemetery.

The county seat for Aroostook County is located in Houlton. Houlton lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the south of the Original Riverside Cemetery .

Name Variations for Original Riverside Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Original Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Riverside Cemetery
  • Houghton Burial Ground

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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 Original Riverside Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Aroostook County:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Original Riverside Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Original Riverside Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Original Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Fort Fairfield
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Carlingford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlingford came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlingford
    • Aroostook Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aroostook Junction came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroostook Junction
    • Aroostook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aroostook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroostook
    • Perth - Andover
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perth - Andover came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth - Andover
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perth - Andover <3>
    • Four Falls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Falls
    • Grimes Mill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Mill
      • Grimes Mill is located in Aroostook County
    • Morris Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Corner
      • Morris Corner is located in Aroostook County
    • Pert Parish
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pert Parish came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pert Parish
    • Tobique Narrows
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tobique Narrows came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobique Narrows
    • Somers Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Corner
      • Somers Corner is located in Aroostook County
    • Hurd
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurd have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurd
      • Hurd is located in Aroostook County
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • McGraw
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
        • McGraw is located in Aroostook County
        • McGraw has also been known as:
        • McGraw Siding
      • Beaconsfield
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaconsfield came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
      • California Settlement
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California Settlement came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Settlement
      • Quaker Brook
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Brook
      • Rowena
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowena came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowena
      • Medford
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medford came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
      • Costigan
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costigan
      • Limestone
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
        • Limestone is located in Aroostook County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limestone <3>
      • Caribou
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caribou have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
        • Caribou is located in Aroostook County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,622 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caribou <3>
      • Presque Isle
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Easton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
        • Easton is located in Aroostook County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,177 people
      • Bairdsville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bairdsville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdsville
      • Kilburn
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilburn
      • Currie
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Currie came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currie
      • Limestone
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
      • Barretts
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts
        • Barretts is located in Aroostook 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 Original Riverside Cemetery. The following communities are located in Aroostook County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Original Riverside Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Original Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Riverside Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Harvey Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harvey Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harvey Hill Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harvey Hill Cemetery
    • Old Catholic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Catholic Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Catholic Cemetery
    • Walton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walton Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walton Cemetery
    • Green Ridge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Ridge Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Ridge Cemetery
    • Mayflower Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayflower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mayflower Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayflower Cemetery
    • Doyle Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Doyle Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doyle Cemetery
    • Dyer Farm Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dyer Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dyer Farm Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dyer Farm Cemetery
    • Grimes Kelly Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grimes Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grimes Kelly Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grimes Kelly Cemetery
    • Bubar Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bubar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bubar Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bubar Cemetery
    • Bean Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Knight Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knight Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knight Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Trinity Anglican Church Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Webster Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Webster Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Cemetery
      • Lyndon Center Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyndon Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lyndon Center Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyndon Center Cemetery
      • Beans Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Beans Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beans Cemetery
      • Pine Tree Church Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Tree Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pine Tree Church Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Tree Church Cemetery
      • Larlee Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Kenneson Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kenneson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kenneson Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kenneson Cemetery
      • Bartlett Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bartlett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bartlett Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bartlett Cemetery
      • Sunset Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Kearney Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kearney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kearney Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kearney Cemetery

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

    The official website for Aroostook County: www.aroostook.me.us/

    The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Aroostook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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 Original Riverside Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.7778, Longitude: -67.8363    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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