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A visit to the Riverside 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 Riverside Cemetery ...

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

35.8298, -93.7524

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Riverside Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.

The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north of the Riverside Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Riverside Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Riverside Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Prater Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Prater Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prater Cemetery
  • Greasy Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Greasy Creek Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Creek Cemetery
  • Brashears Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Brashears Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brashears Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Saint Paul.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53176 <5>
  • Brashears Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Brashears Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears Cemetery
  • Cragar Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Cragar Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragar Cemetery
  • Dutton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Dutton Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton Cemetery
  • Adkins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Adkins Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
  • Combs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Combs Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Combs Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Combs.
  • Kilgore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Kilgore Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore Cemetery
  • Ledbetter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ledbetter Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter Cemetery
  • Mill Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mill Creek Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Combs.
  • Cass Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cass Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cass Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Cass and Brashears.  The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Brashears.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1676716 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Morgan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
    • Jones Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
    • Horn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Horn Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Cemetery
    • Hickory Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Hickory Creek Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek Cemetery
    • Burrell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Burrell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell Cemetery
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
    • Watson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Watson Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
    • Cove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cove Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Riverside Cemetery.

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

  • Saint Paul
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Saint Paul is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Brashears
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Brashears is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
  • Dutton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dutton is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
  • Combs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pettigrew
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Boston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Boston is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Witter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Witter is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
  • Delaney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Delaney is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
  • Japton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Japton is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
  • Crosses
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Crosses is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
  • Cass
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cass is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
  • Georgetown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Georgetown is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Thompson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Thompson is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Oark
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hazel Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
    • Bidville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bidville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
    • Mountain Top
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
    • Linville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Linville is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
    • Batson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Batson is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
    • Durham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Durham is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
    • Wesley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wesley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Huntsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riverside Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Riverside Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arkansas:
  • Pages specific to Madison 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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #73310  (Riverside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #73310 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: Madison
      • Est. Elev: 478 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Saint Paul
      • Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.8298012     Lon: -93.7524142
      • 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 Arkansas' counties, including Madison, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riverside 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Cass and Brashears. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.