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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:

44.1073, -70.9648

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 Oxford County<2>.

The county seat for Oxford County is located in South Paris. South Paris lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the east northeast 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 24 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.

  • Bradley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Bradley Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
  • Abbot Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Bemis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Bemis Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis Cemetery
  • Chandler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Chandler Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cemetery
  • West Fryeburg Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The West Fryeburg Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fryeburg Cemetery
  • Smart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Smart Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smart Cemetery
  • Wiley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Wiley Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
  • Center Chatham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Emerson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Emerson Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson Cemetery
  • Gammay Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Gammay Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gammay Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Sanborn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sanborn Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn Cemetery
    • McLucas Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The McLucas Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLucas Cemetery
    • Sawyer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
    • Libby Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Libby Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby Cemetery
    • Black Mtn. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Black Mtn. Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Mtn. Cemetery
    • Eastman / Charles Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hapworth Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hapworth Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hapworth Cemetery
    • Douglass Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Douglass Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Cemetery
    • Webber Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Webber Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber Cemetery
    • Stevens Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Stevens Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
    • Lord Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Lord Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Cemetery
    • Fox Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Fox Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 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:

  • North Fryeburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • North Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fryeburg
  • South Chatham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • South Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
  • Fryeburg Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fryeburg Center is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg Center
  • Lovell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Chatham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <6>
  • Fryeburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • East Fryeburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
  • Center Lovell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • West Bridgton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
  • Sweden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Sweden is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
  • Intervale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Intervale is located in Carroll County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale
  • Kearsarge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Kearsarge is located in Carroll County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • North Conway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Slab City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Slab City is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • Center Conway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hale's Location
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hale's Location is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale's Location
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Conway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Conway is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <6>
    • East Brownfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
    • Stoneham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Stoneham is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Jericho
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jericho is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
    • Merrill Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
    • Brownfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Denmark
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • East Denmark
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • East Denmark is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
    • South Waterford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • North Waterford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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 Oxford 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 Oxford 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 #574252  (Riverside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #574252 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: Oxford
      • Est. Elev: 118 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fryeburg
      • Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.1072906     Lon: -70.9647916
      • 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 Oxford, 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 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.