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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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

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

Lat:   38.0933°   (38° 5' 35")

Lon:   -102.6077°   (-102° 36' 27")

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

The county seat for Prowers County is located in Lamar. Lamar lies just to the southwest of the Riverside Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of the Riverside Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Prowers County
  • Fairmount Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Crawford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crawford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crawford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crawford Cemetery is located in Prowers County
  • Wiley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wiley Cemetery is located in Bent County
  • Hight Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hight Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hight Cemetery is located in Bent County
  • The Home Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Home Cemetery is located in Bent County
  • Little Kansas Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Kansas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Kansas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Little Kansas Cemetery is located in Bent County
  • Amache Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amache Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amache Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Amache Cemetery is located in Prowers County
  • Sunnyslope Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyslope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyslope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sunnyslope Cemetery is located in Prowers County
  • Granada Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granada Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Granada Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Granada Cemetery is located in Prowers County
  • Union Valley Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Valley Cemetery
    • The Union Valley Cemetery is located in Bent County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Valley Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Hasty.
    • The Union Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hasty Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57593 <5>
  • Indian Rock Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Indian Rock Cemetery is located in Bent County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Amity Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amity Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Amity Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Hartman Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hartman Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Chivington Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chivington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chivington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chivington Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Plainview Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • France Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the France Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the France Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The France Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Eads Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eads Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eads Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Eads Pioneer Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eads Pioneer Cemetery
      • The Eads Pioneer Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eads Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Eads.
      • The Eads Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Eads Old Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2307806 <5>
    • Holly Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holly Cemetery is located in Prowers County
    • Water Valley Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Water Valley Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Water Valley Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Water Valley Cemetery is located in Mineral County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 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.

  • Lamar
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Lamar is located in Prowers County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,641 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <7>
  • Kornman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kornman
    • Kornman is located in Prowers County
  • Wiley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
    • Wiley is located in Prowers County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiley <7>
  • Grote
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grote
    • Grote is located in Prowers County
  • Big Bend
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
    • Big Bend is located in Bent County
  • McClave
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClave
    • McClave is located in Bent County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClave <7>
  • Granada
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Hasty
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Caddoa ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caddoa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddoa
    • Caddoa is located in Bent County
  • Hartman
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
    • Hartman is located in Prowers County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartman <7>
  • Chivington
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chivington
    • Chivington is located in Kiowa County
  • Hilton
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
    • Hilton is located in Bent County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Holly
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Water Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
      • Water Valley is located in Kiowa County
    • Eads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Fort Lyon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Lyon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lyon
      • Fort Lyon is located in Bent County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Lyon <7>

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 Prowers County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Chivington
  • Eads
    • Eads lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Riverside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eads.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eads
  • Granada
  • Hasty
  • Holly
  • Wiley
    • Wiley lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Riverside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wiley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley

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:

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 #195571  (Riverside Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #195571 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Lamar East
    • County: Prowers         Elev: 1101
    • Location given for GNIS #195571 (Riverside Cemetery)

The official website for Prowers County: www.prowerscounty.net/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

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 Prowers, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Riverside Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0933, Longitude: -102.6077       In this case, the coordinates for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.




 

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