A visit to the Riverside Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Riverside Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Riverside Cemetery (FG ID #36624).
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:
32.8509, -83.6385
The Riverside Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Macon.
The cemetery is located in Bibb County<2>.
Adjacent to the Riverside Cemetery and just to the southeast is the Rose Hill Cemetery.
The county seat for Bibb County is located in Macon. Macon lies just to the south southwest 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 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Riverside Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ft. Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Ft. Hill Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Hill Cemetery
- St.s Rest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St.s Rest Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Rest Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Humphries Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Humphries Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphries Cemetery
- Camp Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Camp Hope Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hope Cemetery
- Macon Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Georgia Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Wincey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wincey Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wincey Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Flewellen-Holt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Andrews Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Andrews Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Cemetery
- Mountain Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Henderson Stripling Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stiles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Stiles Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- McKay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gorden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Gorden Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorden Cemetery
- Damascus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stone Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Stone Creek Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek Cemetery
- Black - Griswold Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Macon
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cross Keys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Payne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wheeler Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Macon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Vinson Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
- Dry Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Griswoldville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lizella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Huber
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mountain Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bolingbroke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Echeconnee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- James
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bradley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wayside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Byron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brooks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Bibb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riverside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gray
- Gray lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Riverside Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gray.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Macon
- Macon lies less than 2 miles<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Riverside Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Macon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Warner Robins
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Georgia:
- Pages specific to Bibb 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #36624
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #321644 (Riverside Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #321644 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: Bibb
- Est. Elev: 113 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Macon West
- Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.8520831 Lon: -83.6401798
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Bibb, 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. |