A visit to the Riverside 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 Riverside Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Riverside Cemetery (FG ID #2263424)
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 Riverside Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Riverside Cemetery
Lat: 45.2221° (45° 13' 19")
Lon: -62.9653° (-62° 57' 55")
Establishment of the Riverside Cemetery ...
The Riverside Cemetery was established in 1786.
Websites to help with your 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 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 Nova Scotia:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Riverside Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Riverside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stewiacke Cross Road
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewiacke Cross Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewiacke Cross Road
- Newton Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Mills
- Pembroke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pembroke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Upper Stewiacke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Stewiacke came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Stewiacke
- Otter Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Brook
- Eastville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- South Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Branch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Branch
- Upper Musquodoboit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Musquodoboit came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Musquodoboit
- Middle Stewiacke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Stewiacke came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Stewiacke
- Cloverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cloverdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Greenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Camden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Riversdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riversdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riversdale
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riversdale <5>
- Lanesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Middle Musquodoboit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Harmony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harmony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Wittenburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wittenburg came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenburg
- West River Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West River Station came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West River Station
- Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
- Brookfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brentwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brentwood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Hilden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilden came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilden
- Alton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Stewiacke East
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewiacke East came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewiacke East
- West Saint Andrews
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Saint Andrews came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Saint Andrews
- New Lairg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bible Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bible Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Hill
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bible Hill <5>
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> of the Riverside Cemetery.<6>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Proven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Eastville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hillcrest Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Upper Musquodoboit Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2405000 <1>
- Burnt Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Burnt Hill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnt Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2529523 <1>
- Greenfield Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Camden Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Higginsville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Harmony Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield Eastside Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Westside Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Middleton United Church Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Crossroads Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cross Roads Salmon River Cemetery
- Valley United Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crossroads Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242044 <1>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bible Hill Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watson Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hilden Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- John Calvin Christian Reformed Church Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dartt Family Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lorne Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Terrace Hill Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca
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> | 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Riverside Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2221, Longitude: -62.9653 |
<3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<6> | 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. |