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:
43.1441, -95.1675
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 Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Spencer. Spencer lies just to the east 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 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Riverside Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- North Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The North Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
- The North Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Lawn Cemetery
- North Lawn Memorial Park
- Northlawn Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #919687 <5>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dickens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Dickens Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens Cemetery
- Little Sioux Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- First Reformed Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The First Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Reformed Church Cemetery
- The First Reformed Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- First Reformed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2204562 <5>
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Lone Tree Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree Cemetery
- Rosehill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Willow Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- TriMello Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Logan Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Logan Twp. Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Twp. Cemetery
- Milford Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Milford Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Fanny Fern Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Fanny Fern Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny Fern Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Spencer
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Langdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Langdon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Fostoria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fostoria is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Dickens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dickens is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Everly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Everly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Royal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rossie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rossie is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Gillett Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gillett Grove is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Old Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Moneta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Moneta is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta
- Milford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cornell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cornell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Ruthven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Terril
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Terril is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terril
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- West Okoboji
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Okoboji is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Okoboji
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Wahpeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wahpeton is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Webb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Webb is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Arnolds Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hartley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hartley is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Okoboji
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Peterson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Linn Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sioux Rapids
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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 Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riverside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Everly
- Greenville
- Hartley
- Milford
- Peterson
- Royal
- Ruthven
- Sioux Rapids
- Spencer
- Terril
- Webb
- Webb lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Riverside Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Webb.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
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 either 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 Iowa:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 #460666 (Riverside Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460666 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 402 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spencer
- Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.1441359 Lon: -95.1674957
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Clay, 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 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. |