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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Riverside Cemetery
Lat: 30.3273° (30° 19' 38")
Lon: -82.7477° (-82° 44' 51")
The Riverside Cemetery is located in Hamilton County<1>.
The county seat for Hamilton County is located in Jasper. Jasper lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Riverside Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Riverside Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Swift Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swift Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swift Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Swift Creek Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Godbolt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huntsville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huntsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Huntsville Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- East Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Rest Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The East Rest Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerusalem Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerusalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Poole Pond Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poole Pond Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poole Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Poole Pond Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Wellborn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wellborn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wellborn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wellborn Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
- McClellan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Peterson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peterson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Fellowship Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fellowship Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fellowship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Branch Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Truvine Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barton Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Live Oak Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Little River Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little River Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Little River Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
- Hope Henry Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Riverside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- White Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wellborn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rixford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rixford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
- Rixford is located in Suwannee County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rixford
- From the Riverside Cemetery to Rixford
- Padlock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Padlock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padlock
- Padlock is located in Suwannee County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Padlock
- From the Riverside Cemetery to Padlock
- McColskey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McColskey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColskey
- McColskey is located in Columbia County
- Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Hamilton County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Marion
- From the Riverside Cemetery to Marion
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Live Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- McAlpin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Olustee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bakers Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lulu
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
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 Hamilton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riverside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Branford
- Jasper
- Lake City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Florida:
- Pages specific to Hamilton County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Riverside Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 #289740 (Riverside Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #289740 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: White Springs East
- County: Hamilton Elev: 32
- Location given for GNIS #289740 (Riverside Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hamilton County: www.hamiltoncountyflorida.com/
The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
<1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Hamilton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<2> | 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- ) 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: 30.3273, Longitude: -82.7477 |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | 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. |
<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. |
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