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:
44.1953, -69.7514
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 Kennebec County<2>.
The county seat for Kennebec County is located in Augusta. Augusta 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 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Riverside Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Goodspeed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Goodspeed Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodspeed Cemetery
- Blanchard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Blanchard Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Cemetery
- Plaisted Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Plaisted Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaisted Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Plaisted Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Gardiner.
- The Plaisted Cemetery has also been known as:
- Highland Ave. Cemetery
- West Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90690 <5>
- Libby Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Coss Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Coss Hill Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coss Hill Cemetery
- Putnam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Putnam Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Cemetery
- Maine Ave. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Maine Ave. Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine Ave. Cemetery
- Northern Ave. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Northern Ave. Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Ave. Cemetery
- The Northern Ave. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chapman Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Fairbanks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fairbanks Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks Cemetery
- Gaubert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gaubert Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaubert Cemetery
- Chelsea Heights Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hallowell Village Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hallowell Village Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallowell Village Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hallowell Village Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Hallowell.
- The Hallowell Village Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hallowell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90007 <5>
- Reed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Curtis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Curtis Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Herriman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Herriman Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herriman Cemetery
- Whitefield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Whitefield Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefield Cemetery
- Preble Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Preble Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preble Cemetery
- Togus National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- South Gardiner
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
- Pittston
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
- Randolph
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gardiner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Farmingdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Pittston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
- Chelsea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hallowell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dresden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whitefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Richmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Gardiner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Head Tide
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
- North Whitefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Augusta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Richmond Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Alna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Windsor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
- Purgatory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- Batchelders Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- Litchfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- South Dresden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- Hatchs Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- Coopers Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Manchester
(10 miles [16.1 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 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
- Gardiner
- Hallowell
- Pittston
- Richmond
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 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #579876 (Riverside Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #579876 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: 13 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gardiner
- Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.1953485 Lon: -69.7514328
- 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 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> | 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. |