Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Riverside (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Riverside. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Riverside is located in Kennebec County.
To see how the shape of Maine's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kennebec County: Androscoggin, Franklin, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Somerset & Waldo.
Below are the counties that are near Riverside. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Riverside:
- Kennebec County (The home county of Riverside)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Sidney
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sidney is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,543 people
- Vassalboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South China
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Vassalboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- Augusta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Vassalboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- Belgrade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Windsor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
- Windsor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hallowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Belgrade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Belgrade is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belgrade
- Manchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Curtis Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Curtis Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- East Livermore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
- Leeds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <1>
- North Leeds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Leeds Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Junction
- Wales Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wales Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales Corner
- Wales
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wales is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
- Shy Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
- Livermore Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- South Livermore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
- Greene
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Howes Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
- North Livermore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Chesterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- New Sharon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- North Chesterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- Chisholm
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Jay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
- Dryden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dryden is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- North Jay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- North Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- East Wilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- Farmington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Farmington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Farmington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
- Wilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairbanks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairbanks is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Razorville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Washington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Globe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Stickney Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- Burkettville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Lucas Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- West Appleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Appleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- South Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- Warren Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warren Station is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
- Warren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Coopers Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- North Whitefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Whitefield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Alna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dresden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Head Tide
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
- Flanders Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
- North Newcastle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- North Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newcastle
- Davis Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
- Hatchs Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- Harrington Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Canton Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Canton Point is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Point
- Gilbertville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Canton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Richmond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Richmond Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Harwards
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Bowdoin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Bowdoinham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bowdoin Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Fairfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shawmut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Smithfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Nyes Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner
- Hinckley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hinckley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Norridgewock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mercer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Skowhegan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Canaan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Starks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Starks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Madison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Anson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Barron Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Barron Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Corner
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Palermo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Palermo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
- Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Montville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- South Montville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- South Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
- West Searsmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
- Freedom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Unity
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Winnecook
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Winnecook is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
- Burnham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Burnham is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- Thorndike
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Knox
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Knox is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Searsmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Riverside, see our County-by-County Page for Riverside.
Cemeteries Near Riverside ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riverside.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Riverside - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Riverside covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Sibley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley Cemetery
- The Sibley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reynolds - Dyer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90545 <2>
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Reynold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cummings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brackett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bolton Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (376 more) ...
- Fowler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Springer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cottle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Riverside had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Sidney
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sidney is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,543 people
- South Vassalboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vassalboro
- Vassalboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Sidney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Sidney is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sidney
- West Sidney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Sidney is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sidney
- Augusta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Windsor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Windsor
- South China
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Vassalboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- North Windsor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
- North Vassalboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- Belgrade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Hallowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Weeks Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Weeks Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Riverside. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riverside.
Newspapers Published in Riverside ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverside.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riverside, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riverside.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Riverside:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Kennebec County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Franklin County
- Knox County
- Lincoln County
- Oxford County
- Sagadahoc County
- Somerset County
- Waldo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Riverside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Riverside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |