Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Riverhead. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Riverhead to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Riverhead, please Contact Us.
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 Riverhead (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 Riverhead. 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.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Riverhead:
- Websites specific to Newfoundland and Labrador
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Newfoundland and Labrador
Cemeteries Near Riverhead ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riverhead.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Riverhead covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Riverhead, with the one closest to Riverhead listed first.
- Citadel Humber Salvation Army Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Citadel Humber Salvation Army Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Citadel Humber Salvation Army Cemetery
- Humber Road United Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Premier Drive United Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Premier Drive United Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Premier Drive United Cemetery
- Osmond Ave. Pentecostal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Osmond Ave. Pentecostal Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osmond Ave. Pentecostal Cemetery
- Roman Catholic (RC) Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Roman Catholic (RC) Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roman Catholic (RC) Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2316759 <3>
- St. John's Anglican Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the St. John's Anglican Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Anglican Cemetery
- United Cemetery, Corner Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the United Cemetery, Corner Brook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Cemetery, Corner Brook
- Temple Salvation Army Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Temple Salvation Army Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple Salvation Army Cemetery
- Mt. Patricia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mt. Patricia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Curling Memorial United Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Benoit's Cove RC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Nicholas Anglican Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. James Anglican Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pentecostal Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Riverhead. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riverhead.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Riverhead, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |