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A visit to the Riverside Cemetery ...


The location of the Riverside Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Riverside Cemetery

Lat:   43.4713°   (43° 28' 16")

Lon:   -70.7999°   (-70° 47' 59")

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

The county seat for York County is located in Alfred. Alfred lies just to the east of the Riverside Cemetery .

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 York County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Riverside Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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.

    • Springvale
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sanford
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Alfred
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lebanon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Lebanon is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
    • South Sanford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Sanford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sanford
      • South Sanford is located in York County
    • Shapleigh
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shapleigh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shapleigh
      • Shapleigh is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shapleigh <4>
    • Waterboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterboro
      • Waterboro is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,007 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterboro <4>
    • Ross Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ross Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Corner
      • Ross Corner is located in York County
    • Acton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
      • Acton is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,636 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acton <4>
    • Lyman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
      • Lyman is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,536 people
    • Days Mill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Days Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Mill
      • Days Mill is located in York County
    • East Waterboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Waterboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waterboro
      • East Waterboro is located in York County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Waterboro <4>
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Sprague City
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprague City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague City
        • Sprague City is located in York County
      • Milton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
        • Milton is located in Strafford County (NH)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,614 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
      • South Hollis
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hollis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hollis
        • South Hollis is located in York County
      • North Waterboro
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • North Rochester
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
        • North Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • East Rochester
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
        • East Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • North Berwick
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • West Kennebunk
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Kennebunk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kennebunk
        • West Kennebunk is located in York County
      • Newfield
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Varney Crossing
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Crossing
        • Varney Crossing is located in York County
      • Wells Branch
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
        • Wells Branch is located in York County
      • Dayton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
        • Dayton is located in York County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
      • Clarks Mills
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
        • Clarks Mills is located in York County

    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 York County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riverside Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Riverside Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Oakdale Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • St. Ignatius Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Grove Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Chadbourne Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chadbourne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chadbourne Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chadbourne Cemetery
    • Milton Mills Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milton Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Milton Mills Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milton Mills Cemetery
    • Camp Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Camp Hill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Camp Hill Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Hill Cemetery
    • Highland Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Berry Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Prospect Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prospect Hill Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Hill Cemetery
    • Prospect Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prospect Hill Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Hill Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Twombly Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Joseph Walker Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Joseph Walker Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Joseph Walker Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Joseph Walker Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Milton (NH).
        • The Joseph Walker Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Walker Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joseph Walker Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2356717 <6>
      • Cold Springs Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cold Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cold Springs Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cold Springs Cemetery
      • New Cold Spring Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • The New Cold Spring Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Cold Spring Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of East Rochester (NH).
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Cold Spring Cemetery
      • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Lovell Lake Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Nutes Ridge Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nutes Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Nutes Ridge Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nutes Ridge Cemetery
      • Hayes Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hayes Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Cemetery
      • Evergreen Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Quaker Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Quaker Cemetery is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
      • Littlefield Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Littlefield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Littlefield Cemetery is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Littlefield Cemetery
      • Mitchell - Hatch Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Russell Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Russell Cemetery is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
      • Bear Hill Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

    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 #574244  (Riverside Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #574244 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Sanford
      • County: York         Elev: 110
      • Location given for GNIS #574244 (Riverside Cemetery)

    The official website for York County: www.co.york.me.us/

    The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

    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 York, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Riverside Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4713, Longitude: -70.7999       In this case, the coordinates for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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