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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:

43.4713, -70.7999

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 York County<2>.

The county seat for York County is located in Alfred. Alfred lies just 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 27 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Riverside Cemetery.<4>

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)
    • The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Alfred.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89862 <5>
  • Chadbourne Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Chadbourne Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadbourne Cemetery
  • Milton Mills Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Milton Mills Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Mills Cemetery
  • Camp Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Camp Hill Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
    • The Prospect Hill Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill Cemetery
  • Prospect Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • 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)
      • The Joseph Walker Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Walker Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Joseph Walker Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Milton (NH).
      • The Joseph Walker Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Walker Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2356717 <5>
    • Cold Springs Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cold Springs Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cold Spring Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Cold Spring Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of East Rochester (NH).
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lovell Lake Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Nutes Ridge Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Nutes Ridge Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutes Ridge Cemetery
    • Hayes Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Hayes Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Quaker Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Quaker Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
    • Littlefield Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Littlefield Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Cemetery
    • Mitchell - Hatch Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Russell Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Russell Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
    • Bear Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bear Hill Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Hill 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:

  • 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)
  • South Sanford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • South Sanford is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sanford
  • Shapleigh
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Waterboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ross Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Ross Corner is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Corner
  • Acton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lyman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lyman is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,536 people
  • Days Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Days Mill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Mill
  • East Waterboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sprague City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Sprague City is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague City
    • Milton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Milton is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,614 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <6>
    • North Shapleigh
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • North Shapleigh is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shapleigh
    • South Hollis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • South Hollis is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hollis
    • North Waterboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • North Rochester
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • North Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
    • East Rochester
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • East Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
    • North Berwick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • West Kennebunk
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • West Kennebunk is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kennebunk
    • Newfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Varney Crossing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Varney Crossing is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Crossing
    • Wells Branch
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wells Branch is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
    • Dayton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarks Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Clarks Mills is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills

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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 York 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 #574244  (Riverside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #574244 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: York
      • Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sanford
      • Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.47134     Lon: -70.79992
      • 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 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 things 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.