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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:

40.5928, -103.2302

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 Logan County<2>.

The county seat for Logan County is located in Sterling. Sterling lies just to the northeast 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Riverside Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Summit Springs Battlefield Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Merino Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Merino Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino Cemetery
  • Grave of Susanna Alderdice
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kelly Community Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Prairie Lawn Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • The Prairie Lawn Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Lawn Cemetery
  • Leroy Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • The Leroy Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy Cemetery
  • Burdett Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Burdett Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett Cemetery
  • New Haven Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • The New Haven Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
  • Fleming Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • The Fleming Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
  • Prairie View Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Curtis Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • The Curtis Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
    • Hope Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hope Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
    • Peetz Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • The Peetz Cemetery is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peetz Cemetery
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Weld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
    • Akron Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • The Akron Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Cemetery
    • St. Joseph's Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
    • Rockland Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • The Rockland Cemetery is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Cemetery
    • Schlake Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Schlake Cemetery is located in Yuma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlake Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Riverside Cemetery.

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

  • Sterling
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Atwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Merino
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Willard ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Willard is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Padroni
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Iliff
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Messex
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Messex is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messex
  • Buchanan ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Buchanan is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
  • Leroy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Leroy is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
  • Burdett ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Burdett is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
  • Saint Petersburg
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Saint Petersburg is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Petersburg
  • Fleming
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Stoneham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Hillrose
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Curtis ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Curtis is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
    • Lone Star ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lone Star is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
    • Snyder
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Midway ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Midway is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Dailey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Dailey is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
    • Peetz
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Avalo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Avalo is located in Weld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalo
      • Former name for Avalo:
      • Greasewood Flats

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 Logan County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Akron
  • Crook
    • Crook lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Riverside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Crook.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook
  • Leslie - Historic
    • Leslie lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Riverside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Leslie.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Merino
  • Peetz
    • Peetz lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Riverside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peetz.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peetz
  • Sterling

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 Riverside Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to Logan 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 #182801  (Riverside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #182801 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: Logan
      • Est. Elev: 1211 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sterling South
      • Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.592763     Lon: -103.2302106
      • 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 Colorado's counties, including Logan, 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 drawn 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.