A visit to the River Road 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 River Road Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the River Road Cemetery:
44.0020, -72.1018
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the River Road Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The River Road Cemetery is located in Grafton County<2>.
The county seat for Grafton County is located in Woodsville. Woodsville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the River Road Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the River Road Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the River Road Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from River Road Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- South Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The South Lawn Cemetery is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lawn Cemetery
- Cedar Grover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Grover Cemetery is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grover Cemetery
- Rogers Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rogers Hill Cemetery is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Hill Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Ladd Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ladd Street Cemetery is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd Street Cemetery
- West Newbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The West Newbury Cemetery is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury Cemetery
- West Bradford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The West Bradford Cemetery is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bradford Cemetery
- Kinderhood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Kinderhood Cemetery is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhood Cemetery
- Brushwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Brushwood Cemetery is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushwood Cemetery
- Whiting Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Whiting Family Cemetery is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting Family Cemetery
- Tucker Mtn. - Putnam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wrights Mtn. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wrights Mtn. Cemetery is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Mtn. Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- East Haverhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Page Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Page Hill Cemetery is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Hill Cemetery
- Munn - Rowell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Munn - Rowell Cemetery is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munn - Rowell Cemetery
- Scruton Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Scruton Hill Cemetery is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruton Hill Cemetery
- Wild Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wild Hill Cemetery is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Hill Cemetery
- Blood Brook School Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairlee Village Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Abbot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Abbot Cemetery is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbot Cemetery
- North Haverhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oxbow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Oxbow Cemetery is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow Cemetery
- Oxbow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Oxbow Cemetery is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the River Road Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from River Road Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bradford
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Haverhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
- South Newbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- South Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newbury
- West Newbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
- Fairlee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairlee is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- Newbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Fairlee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Fairlee is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairlee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Fairlee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Orford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Haverhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Corinth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Corinth is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Corinth
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Newbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
- Newbury Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Newbury Center is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury Center
- Orfordville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Orfordville is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orfordville
- Ely
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ely is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Mill Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mill Village is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Woodsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wells River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vershire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vershire is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vershire
- Vershire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vershire is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vershire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Post Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Post Mills is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Mills
- Swiftwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Swiftwater is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftwater
- Topsham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Topsham is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
- West Corinth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Corinth is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Corinth
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 Road Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grafton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The River Road Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Haverhill
- Wells River
- Woodsville
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 River Road Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Hampshire:
- Pages specific to Grafton 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 River Road Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #869505 (River Road Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #869505 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: Grafton
- Est. Elev: 139 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newbury
- Location given for River Road Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.0020108 Lon: -72.1017565
- 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 New Hampshire's counties, including Grafton, 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- River Road 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. |
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