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 #1047768).
In addition, the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission <2> has a database entry for the Riverside Cemetery (RIHCC ID: PW007).
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:
41.8598, -71.3823
The Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pawtucket.
The cemetery is located in Providence County<3>.
The county seat for Providence County is located in Providence. Providence lies just to the south southwest of the Riverside Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Riverside Cemetery.
Establishment of the Riverside Cemetery ...
The Riverside Cemetery was established in 1874.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<4> of the Riverside Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mineral Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The North Burial Ground is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Burial Ground
- Lakeside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Moshassuck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Admiral Esek Hopkins Lot (Historic)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Tillinghast Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hunt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hurst Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Newman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Holy Ghost Cemetery is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost Cemetery
- Newman Ave. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Newman Ave. Cemetery is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Ave. Cemetery
- Notre Dame Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- St. Basil the Great Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Basil the Great Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Basil the Great Cemetery
- The St. Basil the Great Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Basil Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Intervale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Intervale Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Newell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<4> of the Riverside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Woodlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rumford
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pawtucket
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Providence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Central Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Six Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Carpenters Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Providence Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Darlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lonsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Providence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Leonard Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- North Seekonk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk
- Saylesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dyerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Olneyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Armington Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Luthers Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seekonk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
- Harris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Attleborough City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Attleborough City is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City
- North Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Providence is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,507 people
- Berkeley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lime Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Esmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Centerdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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. The following communities are located in Providence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riverside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Central Falls
- East Providence
- Pawtucket
- Providence
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Rhode Island:
- Pages specific to Providence 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #1047768
Referenced RIHCC Record: PW007
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1904095 (Riverside Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1904095 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: Providence
- Est. Elev: 20 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Providence
- Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8598222 Lon: -71.3819999
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | The Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission (RIHCC) has created and maintains a database of cemeteries. More information about the RIHCC can be found on their website: rihistoriccemeteries.org. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of the state's counties, including Providence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Riverside Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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