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A visit to the Riverside Cemetery ...


The location of the Riverside Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>


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)

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

Lat:   43.7931°   (43° 47' 35")

Lon:   -70.1720°   (-70° 10' 19")

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

The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Portland. Portland lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Riverside Cemetery .

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 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the 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]<3> of the Riverside Cemetery.

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

    • Yarmouth
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lower Village ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
      • Lower Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Yarmouth Junction
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Junction
      • Yarmouth Junction is located in Cumberland County
    • Upper Village ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
      • Upper Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Cumberland Foreside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland Foreside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Foreside
      • Cumberland Foreside is located in Cumberland County
    • Cumberland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
    • South Freeport
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Freeport
      • South Freeport is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Freeport <4>
    • Falmouth Foreside
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth Foreside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Foreside
      • Falmouth Foreside is located in Cumberland County
    • Cumberland Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Center
      • Cumberland Center is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland Center <4>
    • Falmouth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
      • Falmouth is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,440 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falmouth <4>
    • Chandler Cove Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cove Landing
      • Chandler Cove Landing is located in Cumberland County
    • Chebeague Island
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chebeague Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chebeague Island
      • Chebeague Island is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chebeague Island <4>
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Bustins Island
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bustins Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bustins Island
        • Bustins Island is located in Cumberland County
      • Freeport
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • North Yarmouth
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Yarmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yarmouth
        • North Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
      • Waites Landing
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waites Landing
        • Waites Landing is located in Cumberland County
      • Pownal
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
        • Pownal is located in Cumberland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,566 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pownal <4>
      • Cliff Island
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Island
        • Cliff Island is located in Cumberland County
      • Merepoint
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merepoint
        • Merepoint is located in Cumberland County
      • South Harpswell
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harpswell
        • South Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
      • Bunganuc Landing
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
        • Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
      • East Gray
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
        • East Gray is located in Cumberland County
      • Portland
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Little Diamond Island Landing
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Peaks Island
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Bailey Island
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Island
        • Bailey Island is located in Cumberland County
      • Orrs Island
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Harpswell Center
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
        • Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Riverside Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Davis Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Foreside Community Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • South Freeport Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Freeport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Freeport Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Freeport Cemetery
    • Webster Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Webster Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Cemetery
    • Moss Side Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moss Side Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Side Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Farris Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Farris Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farris Cemetery
    • Blanchard Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Field Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Field Cemetery
    • Merrill Graveyard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merrill Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Merrill Graveyard is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merrill Graveyard
    • Wolf Neck Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf Neck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wolf Neck Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Neck Cemetery
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Merrill Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • The Merrill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merrill Cemetery
      • Morrison Hill Church Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrison Hill Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Morrison Hill Church Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrison Hill Church Cemetery
      • Marston Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Marston Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marston Cemetery
      • McGregor Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Grove Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Flying Point Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flying Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Flying Point Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flying Point Cemetery
      • Burr Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Burr Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burr Cemetery
      • Elmwood Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
      • West Cumberland Church Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cumberland Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The West Cumberland Church Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cumberland Church Cemetery
      • Leighton Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leighton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Leighton Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leighton Cemetery
      • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Lane Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lane Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Cemetery
      • North Freeport Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Freeport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The North Freeport Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Freeport Cemetery

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

    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 #574246  (Riverside Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #574246 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: Yarmouth
      • County: Cumberland         Elev: 18
      • Location given for GNIS #574246 (Riverside Cemetery)

    The official website for Cumberland County: www.cumberlandcounty.org/

    The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.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 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- ) 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: 43.7931, Longitude: -70.1720       In this case, the coordinates for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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.




 

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