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A visit to the River 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 River Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The River Cemetery (FG ID #102820)

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 River Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   43.5795°   (43° 34' 46")

Lon:   -72.3691°   (-72° 22' 8")

The River Cemetery is located in Sullivan County<2>.

The county seat for Sullivan County is located in Newport. Newport lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southeast of the River Cemetery .

Establishment of the River Cemetery ...

The River Cemetery was:

Name Variations for River Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

River Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Colby Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the River Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the River Cemetery.

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

  • North Hartland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hartland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Hartland is located in Windsor County (VT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
  • Hartland Four Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Plainfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mill Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fieldsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Squag City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squag City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squag City
    • Squag City is located in Sullivan County
  • Quechee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quechee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quechee
    • Quechee is located in Windsor County (VT)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Quechee
    • From the River Cemetery to Quechee
  • Pinewood Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
    • Pinewood Village is located in Grafton County
  • Meadow Brook Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Brook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
    • Meadow Brook Village is located in Grafton County
  • West Lebanon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • White River Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hartford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hartford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
      • Hartford is located in Windsor County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,566 people
    • Windsor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Meriden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lebanon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Lebanon is located in Grafton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,808 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <7>
    • Windsor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Windsor County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,284 people
    • Cornish
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cornish City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish City
      • Cornish City is located in Sullivan County
    • Wilder
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilder have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
      • Wilder is located in Windsor County (VT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilder <7>
    • Sheddsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • West Windsor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Windsor
      • West Windsor is located in Windsor County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
    • Sachem Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sachem Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sachem Village
      • Sachem Village is located in Grafton County
    • Woodstock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • South Woodstock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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 River Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sullivan County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The River 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 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 River Cemetery:

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 River Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #866255  (Colby Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #866255 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: North Hartland
    • County: Sullivan         Elev: 110
    • Location given for GNIS #866255 (Colby Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #102820

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/

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 New Hampshire's counties, including Sullivan, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the River Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5795, Longitude: -72.3691    
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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