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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:

43.7931, -70.1720

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 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> 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 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Riverside Cemetery.<4>

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)
    • The Foreside Community Church Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreside Community Church Cemetery
    • The Foreside Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Foreside Community Cemetery
    • New Casco Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2228214 <5>
  • South Freeport Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The South Freeport Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Freeport Cemetery
  • Webster Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Webster Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
  • Moss Side Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Moss Side Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Side Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Farris Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Farris Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farris Cemetery
  • Blanchard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Field Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Field Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Cemetery
  • Merrill Graveyard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Merrill Graveyard is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Graveyard
  • Wolf Neck Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Wolf Neck Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Neck Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 Merrill Cemetery
    • Morrison Hill Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Marston Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Marston Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
      • The Flying Point Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flying Point Cemetery
    • Burr Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Burr Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Cemetery
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
    • West Cumberland Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Leighton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Leighton Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighton Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Lane Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lane Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
    • North Freeport Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The North Freeport Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freeport Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 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)
    • Lower Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
  • Yarmouth Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Yarmouth Junction is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Junction
  • Upper Village ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Upper Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
  • Cumberland Foreside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cumberland Foreside is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Foreside
  • Cumberland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
  • South Freeport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Falmouth Foreside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Falmouth Foreside is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Foreside
  • Cumberland Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Falmouth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chandler Cove Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chandler Cove Landing is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cove Landing
  • Chebeague Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Bustins Island
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Bustins Island is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bustins Island
    • Freeport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Yarmouth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • North Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yarmouth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
    • Waites Landing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Waites Landing is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waites Landing
    • Pownal
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Pownal is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pownal <6>
    • Cliff Island
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cliff Island is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Island
    • Merepoint
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Merepoint is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merepoint
    • South Harpswell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • South Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harpswell
    • West Harpswell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • West Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harpswell
    • Bunganuc Landing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
    • East Gray
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • East Gray is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
    • 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)
      • Bailey Island is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Island
    • Orrs Island
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Harpswell Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center

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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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:

    • 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: In 2021, GNIS record #574246 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: Yarmouth
      • Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.7931357     Lon: -70.1719937
      • 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 '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.