About Riverside Cemetery
Riverside Cemetery is a cemetery near Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine. It lies about 0.7 mi south of Lewiston. The grounds sit at about 236 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 11 notable people buried here, including William P. Frye, Alonzo Garcelon and Louis J. Brann. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 574253. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Pinette Funeral Chapel in Lewiston, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 196 cemeteries we list in Androscoggin County, and 112 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Lewiston. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Riverside Cemetery
Among them: 2 Civil War veterans, 2 governors, 2 scientists, 1 baseball player, 1 journalist, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 physician, 1 US representative.
- William P. Frye1830-1911American politician from Maine
- Alonzo Garcelon1813-1906Union Army general, politician
- Louis J. Brann1876-1948American politician
- Oren B. Cheney1816-1903American politician
- Edward C. Hayes1868-1928American sociologist
- Bill Carrigan1883-1969American baseball player
- Asa Redington1789-1874American lawyer and judge
- Herbert Vincent Neal1869-1940American zoologist
- George W. Leland1834-1880American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- Cyrus Ingalls Barker1827-1913Cotton manufacturer
- Daisy Dill Norton1872-1959Artist, editor, ornithologist, botanist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Riverside Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
44.11020, -70.21443
What Riverside Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Grand Army CemeteryLewiston, MECemetery0.1 mi
- Potters Field CemeteryLewiston, MECemetery0.1 mi
- Davis CemeteryLewiston, MECemetery0.8 mi
- Briggs CemeteryLewiston, MECemetery1.3 mi
- Broadview Memorial CemeteryLewiston, MECemetery1.4 mi
- Gracelawn Memorial ParkLewiston, MEMemorial park1.4 mi
- Mount Auburn CemeteryLewiston, MECemetery1.8 mi
- Herrick CemeteryLewiston, MECemetery1.9 mi
- North River Road CemeteryLewiston, MECemetery2.0 mi
- Oak Hill CemeteryLewiston, MECemetery2.1 mi
Funeral homes near Riverside Cemetery
- Pinette Funeral Chapel0.9 miFuneral chapel · Lewiston · (207) 784-4023
- Albert & Burpee Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Lewiston · (207) 782-7201
- Funeral Alternatives1.2 miFuneral home · Lewiston · (207) 784-1700
- Pinette Dillingham and Lynch Funeral Home and Cremation Services2.7 miFuneral home · Lewiston · (207) 784-4023
- Weston-Chandler Funeral Homes9.0 miFuneral home · Mechanic Falls · (207) 345-5691
- Downeast Direct Cremation11 miCremation provider · Turner · (207) 225-5332
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