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:
31.9068, -82.7051
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 Telfair County<2>.
The county seat for Telfair County is located in McRae - Helena. McRae - Helena lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northwest 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 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Riverside Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brewer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Harris & McDew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wooten Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wooten Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooten Cemetery
- Wooten Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wooten Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooten Cemetery
- Courson Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Palms Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Palms Memorial Gardens is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms Memorial Gardens
- Tillman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tillman Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman Cemetery
- Livingston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Livingston Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston Cemetery
- Silver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Silver Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cemetery
- Hazlehurst City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hazlehurst City Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hazlehurst City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hazlehurst.
- The Hazlehurst City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hazlehurst Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135142 <5>
- Powell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Wilcox andHall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McArthur Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The McArthur Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur Cemetery
- Spencer & Baker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dodges Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Bazemore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Bazemore Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore Cemetery
- McEachin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The McEachin Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEachin Cemetery
- Rolland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Rolland Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolland Cemetery
- Lynn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Lynn Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Cemetery
- Mobley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mobley Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Lumber City Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
- Lumber City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hazlehurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkland is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Scotland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Denton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Graham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Uvalda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- McRae - Helena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- McRae
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- McRae is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Helena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Alamo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Alston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cedar Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
- Mount Vernon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- West Green
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Petross
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Petross is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
- Ailey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Broxton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baxley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Milan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
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 Telfair County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riverside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alamo
- Alamo lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Riverside Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alamo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Baxley
- Broxton
- Hazlehurst
- McRae
- Mount Vernon
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 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 Telfair 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 #321642 (Riverside Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #321642 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: Telfair
- Est. Elev: 42 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lumber City
- Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.9068485 Lon: -82.7051398
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Telfair, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |