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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. 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:

43.5806, -70.2542

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Portland. Portland lies just to the north 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 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Riverside Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Highland Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Black Point Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Black Point Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Point Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Bay View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Bay View Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bay View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of South Portland.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #833189 <5>
  • Western Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Western Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Settlers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Old Settlers Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Settlers Cemetery
  • Smith Street Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Smith Street Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Street Cemetery
  • Brooklawn Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Brooklawn Memorial Park is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brooklawn Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Portland.
    • The Brooklawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Brooklawn Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #852912 <5>
  • Temple Beth El Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Temple Beth El Memorial Park is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Beth El Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Temple Beth El Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Portland.
    • The Temple Beth El Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Beth El Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2342716 <5>
  • Eastern Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Eastern Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Stroudwater Burying Ground
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • West Scarboro Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The West Scarboro Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarboro Cemetery
    • Pond Cove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pond Cove Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Cove Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • St. Hyacinthe Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Hyacinthe Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Hyacinthe Cemetery

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:

  • Cape Elizabeth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasantdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
  • Cash Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
  • South Portland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Scarborough
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Prouts Neck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ferry Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ferry Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
  • Lone Creek Village ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lone Creek Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Creek Village
  • Portland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Grand Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Grand Beach is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
  • Danish Village ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
  • Stroudwater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudwater
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Peaks Island
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Diamond Island Landing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • West Scarborough
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
    • Old Orchard Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sagamore Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sagamore Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
    • Ocean Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kinney Shores
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Kinney Shores is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney Shores
    • North Scarborough
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
    • Westbrook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Waites Landing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Waites Landing is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waites Landing
    • Saco
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Saco is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saco <6>
    • Biddeford Pool
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cliff Island
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cliff Island is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Island
    • Falmouth Foreside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Falmouth Foreside is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Foreside
    • Falmouth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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 Cumberland 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 first turn to 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 Maine:
  • Pages specific to Cumberland 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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #574245  (Riverside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #574245 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: Cumberland
      • Est. Elev: 18 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Prouts Neck
      • Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.5806396     Lon: -70.254214
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 Maine's counties, including Cumberland, 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 from Point A (ie- Riverside Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>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.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.