A visit to the Riverton 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 Riverton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Riverton Cemetery:
44.2026, -72.6362
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Riverton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Riverton Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Montpelier. Montpelier lies just to the northeast of the Riverton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Riverton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Riverton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riverton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cox Brook - Glinnis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Howard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Northfield Falls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Berlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Berlin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Johnson - Sawyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aldrich Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Aldrich Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich Cemetery
- Old Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Old Catholic Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Catholic Cemetery
- Loomis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Loomis Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis Cemetery
- East Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The East Road Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Road Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Four Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Four Corners Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Northfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1095218 <5>
- Green Mount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Colby Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby Cemetery
- Norwich University Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sherman Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The West Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill Cemetery
- The West Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Westhill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2300037 <5>
- St. Augustine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Augustine Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Augustine Cemetery
- Elm Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Elm Street Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Street Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Riverton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riverton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Berlin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,783 people
- Northfield Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Northfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Northfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,504 people
- Northfield Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Northfield Center is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Montpelier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Middlesex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Barre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Barre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- Barre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Barre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,474 people
- Barre has also been known as:
- Barre City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barre <6>
- Moretown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moretown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
- Williamstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Graniteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Graniteville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Barre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,741 people
- Middlesex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Middlesex is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
- Waitsfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Waitsfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waitsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,692 people
- Roxbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Williamstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,530 people
- Websterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Montpelier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Montpelier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Montpelier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
- Waitsfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Roxbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roxbury is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Adamant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Fayston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Fayston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayston
- Plainfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Plainfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
- Mill Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Waterbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duxbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duxbury is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
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 Riverton Cemetery. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riverton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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:
- Pages specific to Vermont:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Riverton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1919188 (Riverton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1919188 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 186 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Northfield
- Location given for Riverton Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.2025602 Lon: -72.6362214
- 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 Vermont's counties, including Washington, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riverton 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. |