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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:

43.0709, -70.7292

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 Rockingham County<2>.

The county seat for Rockingham County is located in Exeter. Exeter lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest 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 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Riverside Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Orchard Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Orchard Grove Cemetery is located in York County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grove Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in York County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
  • St. Johns Churchyard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Point of Grave Burial Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • North Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The North Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • South Street Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The South Street Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Street Cemetery
  • Dennett Family Burial Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fernald Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fernald Cemetery is located in York County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fernald Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Kittery (ME).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2457506 <5>
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in York County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Hamscom Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hamscom Cemetery is located in York County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamscom Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • Temple Israel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Temple Israel Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Israel Cemetery
    • Wedgewood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Wedgewood Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood Cemetery
    • Rye Central Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rye Central Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Central Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rye Central Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Portsmouth.
      • The Rye Central Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Central Cemetery
      • Central Road Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1602470 <5>
    • Fogg Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fogg Cemetery is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Cemetery
    • Newington Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Newington Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Newington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Newington.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1109592 <5>
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Greenland Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Cemetery
    • South Side Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The South Side Cemetery is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Side 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:

  • New Castle
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Kittery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Admiralty Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Admiralty Village is located in York County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiralty Village
  • Kittery Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Portsmouth
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Seacrest Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Seacrest Village is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacrest Village
  • Bedell Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bedell Crossing is located in York County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
  • South Eliot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • South Eliot is located in York County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
  • Rye
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rye is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,478 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <6>
  • Greenland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • West Rye
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • West Rye is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rye
  • Beech Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Beech Ridge is located in York County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Ridge
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Newington Station
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Newington Station is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
    • Newington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Rye Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • York Harbor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • York Harbor is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Harbor
    • York Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • York Village is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Village
    • Eliot
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Eliot is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eliot <6>
    • Payneton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Payneton is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneton
    • Chases Pond
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Chases Pond is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chases Pond
    • York
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • York is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <6>
    • Stratham Station
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Stratham Station is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratham Station
    • Stratham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cape Neddick
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cape Neddick is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Neddick
    • York Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • York Beach is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Beach
    • Ocean View Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ocean View Village is located in York County (ME)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View Village

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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rockingham 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 New Hampshire:
  • Pages specific to Rockingham 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 #869513  (Riverside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #869513 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: Rockingham
      • Est. Elev: 5 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Kittery
      • Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.0709222     Lon: -70.7292192
      • 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 Rockingham, 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 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.