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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:

44.8254, -70.3434

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 Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Farmington. Farmington lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast 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 23 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Riverside Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Avon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Avon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Cemetery
  • Strong Town Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Strong Town Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong Town Cemetery
  • Madrid Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Madrid Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid Cemetery
  • Center Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill Cemetery
  • Staples Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Staples Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Cemetery
  • Intervale Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Intervale Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
  • Robertson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Robertson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
  • Hardy Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hardy Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Cemetery
  • Village Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Village Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Gay Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Gay Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Cemetery
    • Savage Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Savage Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Cemetery
    • Holley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Holley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley Cemetery
    • Newman Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Newman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
    • Berry Mills Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Berry Mills Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills Cemetery
    • Intervale Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Intervale Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale Cemetery
    • Butterfield Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Butterfield Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Farmington.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #800867 <5>
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Center Hill Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill 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:

  • Phillips
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • East Madrid
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • East Madrid is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madrid
  • Strong
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Madrid
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • South Strong
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • South Strong is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Strong
  • Weld
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Weld is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weld
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weld <6>
  • Perkin's Plantation ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Perkin's Plantation is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkin's Plantation
  • New Vineyard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Temple
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Temple is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Sandy River Plantation
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandy River Plantation is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River Plantation
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
  • Fairbanks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairbanks is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
  • New Portland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Kingfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Berry Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Berry Mills is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills
    • West Farmington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • West Farmington is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
    • Farmington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Industry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Industry is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
    • Byron
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Byron is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Roxbury
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • East Wilton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • East Wilton is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
    • East New Portland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • East New Portland is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Portland
    • Dallas Plantation
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dallas Plantation is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Plantation
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
    • East Dixfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
    • Wilton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Dryden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Dryden is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
    • Bigelow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Bigelow is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
    • Rangeley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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 Franklin 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 professional and volunteer 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 Franklin 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 #1908416  (Riverside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1908416 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: Franklin
      • Est. Elev: 171 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Phillips
      • Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.82536     Lon: -70.34338
      • 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 Franklin, 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 obstructions 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.