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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 #90469).

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:

44.8195, -69.2692

The Riverside Cemetery is located in Penobscot County<2>.

The county seat for Penobscot County is located in Bangor. Bangor lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the east 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 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Riverside Cemetery.<4>

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

  • North Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The North Ridge Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Cemetery
  • Stuart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Stuart Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Cemetery
  • Palmer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Palmer Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
  • Village Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Village Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
  • Weeks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Weeks Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks Cemetery
  • Pooler Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Pooler Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooler Cemetery
  • Sawyer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
  • North Newport Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The North Newport Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport Cemetery
  • Warren Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Warren Hill Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Hill Cemetery
  • Etna Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Etna Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna Cemetery
  • Coboro Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hathaway Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Hathaway Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathaway Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Clark Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Clark Hill Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Hill Cemetery
    • Nutter Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Nutter Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Mt. Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Cemetery
    • Toothaker Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Toothaker Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toothaker Cemetery
    • Fuller Corner Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Fuller Corner Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Corner Cemetery
    • West Pittsfield Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Chandler Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Chandler Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Mt. Holly Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Holly Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Holly Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Chamberlain Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Chamberlain Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 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:

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 Penobscot 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 begin 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 Penobscot 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:  #90469

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #574259  (Riverside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #574259 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: Penobscot
      • Est. Elev: 61 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Newport
      • Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.8189539     Lon: -69.2689367
      • 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 Penobscot, 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 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.