A visit to the Riverton 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 Riverton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Riverton Cemetery:
42.9980, -92.5996
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Riverton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Riverton Cemetery is located in Floyd County<2>.
The county seat for Floyd County is located in Charles City. Charles City lies just to the northwest of the Riverton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Riverton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Riverton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riverton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sunnyside Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Ligget Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ligget Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligget Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Cagley Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cagley Pioneer Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagley Pioneer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cagley Pioneer Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Nashua.
- The Cagley Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cagley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94376 <5>
- Cedar View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar View Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar View Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rowley Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rowley Hill Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rowley Hill Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Bassett.
- The Rowley Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rowley Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96017 <5>
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Pearl Rock Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Beckwith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Beckwith Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Willow Lawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Willow Lawn Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lawn Cemetery
- Richland Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Richland Twp. Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Twp. Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys 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 Riverton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riverton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Carrville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Carrville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrville
- Nashua
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Chickasaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chickasaw is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Charles City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bassett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bassett is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Ionia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oakwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Republic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Republic is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Roseville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Roseville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Plainfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Colwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Floyd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Horton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Horton is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- North Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Washington is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Deerfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deerfield is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Marble Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Hampton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Aureola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Aureola is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aureola
- Clarksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Seigel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seigel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigel
- Frederika
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frederika is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederika
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Alta Vista
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Riverton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Floyd County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riverton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Charles City
- Clarksville
- Greene
- Marble Rock
- Nashua
- New Hampton
- Plainfield
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 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 Riverton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Floyd 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 Riverton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #460681 (Riverton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460681 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: Floyd
- Est. Elev: 309 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nashua
- Location given for Riverton Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9980293 Lon: -92.5996309
- 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 Floyd, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Riverton 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. |