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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. 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:

43.4128, -96.1647

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 Lyon County<2>.

The county seat for Lyon County is located in Rock Rapids. Rock Rapids lies just to the north 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 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Riverside Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Holy Name Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Holy Name Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Name Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Rock County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Eastside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Eastside Cemetery is located in Rock County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside Cemetery
  • Apostolic Christian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Rock County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Hope Reformed Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Garfield Twp. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • First Baptist Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Nobles County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Grand Prairie Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Grand Prairie Cemetery is located in Nobles County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie Cemetery
    • Flowerfield Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Flowerfield Cemetery is located in Rock County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowerfield Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • Ash Wood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Ash Wood Cemetery is located in Rock County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Wood Cemetery
      • The Ash Wood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ashwood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81858 <5>
    • Lyon County First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dutch Reform Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • United Reformed Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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:

  • Rock Rapids
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Edna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Edna is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
  • Alvord
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Steen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Steen is located in Rock County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Lester
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lester is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Ash Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Ash Creek is located in Rock County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Creek
  • Doon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • George
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ellsworth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Kanaranzi
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hills is located in Rock County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hills <6>
  • Bruce
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bruce is located in Rock County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Larchwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Little Rock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Inwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Perkins
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Perkins is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
    • Hull
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Hull is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <6>
    • Matlock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Magnolia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Magnolia is located in Rock County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Luverne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Boyden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Boyden is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
    • Beaver Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Beaver Creek is located in Rock County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Klondike
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Klondike is located in Lyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
    • Manley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Manley is located in Rock County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley

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 Lyon County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Lyon 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 #460667  (Riverside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460667 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: Lyon
      • Est. Elev: 424 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rock Rapids
      • Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.4127505     Lon: -96.1647481
      • 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 Lyon, 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 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>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.