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A visit to the Riverton 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 Riverton Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Riverton Cemetery (FG ID #2323666)

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 Riverton Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   45.5149°   (45° 30' 53")

Lon:   -62.6815°   (-62° 40' 53")

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the Riverton Cemetery.<3>

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

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]<2> of the Riverton Cemetery.

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

  • Riverton
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
  • Eureka
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Churchville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
  • Westville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <5>
  • Hopewell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Stellarton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stellarton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellarton
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stellarton <5>
  • Rocklin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Priestville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Priestville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestville
  • Springville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Brookville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • New Glasgow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Glasgow came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Glasgow <5>
  • Alma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lorne
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorne came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorne
    • Elgin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Bridgeville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
    • Greenhill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Millbrook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • New Lairg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Thorburn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Trenton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Sylvester
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvester came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
    • Granton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granton
    • McPhersons Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McPhersons Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPhersons Mills
    • Abercrombie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Central West River
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central West River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central West River

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

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 helpful 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 Riverton 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 Riverton Cemetery:

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Riverton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5149, Longitude: -62.6815    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.




 

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