A visit to the Riverside Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Riverside Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Riverside Cemetery (FG ID #90464).
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:
44.3229, -69.7656
The Riverside Cemetery is located in Kennebec County<2>.
The county seat for Kennebec County is located in Augusta. Augusta lies just to the 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 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Riverside Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Augustine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The St. Augustine Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Augustine Cemetery
- Townsend Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Townsend Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cony Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cony Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Cummings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cummings Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Cemetery
- Coombs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Coombs Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coombs Cemetery
- Hallowell Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chelsea Heights Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Kling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Kling Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kling Cemetery
- Brackett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Brackett Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackett Cemetery
- Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bolton Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bolton Hill Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Hill Cemetery
- Cottle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cottle Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottle Cemetery
- Maine Ave. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Maine Ave. Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine Ave. Cemetery
- Togus National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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:
- Augusta
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hallowell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Farmingdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chelsea
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gardiner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Randolph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pittston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sidney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Winthrop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Winthrop Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Windsor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- West Gardiner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- South Gardiner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
- Windsor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Windsor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Maranacook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Belgrade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South China
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vassalboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Readfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winthrop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Monmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Purgatory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Pittston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Whitefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coopers Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Vassalboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
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 Kennebec County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riverside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Augusta
- East Winthrop
- Gardiner
- Hallowell
- Pittston
- Readfield
- Vassalboro
- Winthrop
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Kennebec 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #90464
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #574255 (Riverside Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #574255 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: Kennebec
- Est. Elev: 35 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Augusta
- Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.3225683 Lon: -69.7650451
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Kennebec, 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 drawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |