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:
41.5078, -90.4921
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 Rock Island County<2>.
The county seat for Rock Island County is located in Rock Island. Rock Island lies just to the west 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 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Riverside Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rock Island National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Post Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Post Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rock Island Confederate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rock Island Confederate Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island Confederate Cemetery
- The Rock Island Confederate Cemetery has also been known as:
- Confederate Cemetery
- Rebel Cemetery
- Rock Island Prison Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977216 <5>
- Rock River View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Memorial Park is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Oakdale Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakdale Memorial Gardens is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Memorial Gardens
- The Oakdale Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Oakdale Cemetery
- Oakdale Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95667 <5>
- Hebrew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- William Carr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The William Carr Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Carr Cemetery
- Rose Lawn Memorial Estates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fenno Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fenno Cemetery is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenno Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Chippiannock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Chippiannock Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippiannock Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chippiannock Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Rock Island.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105126 <5>
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rock Island.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104988 <5>
- Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Memorial Park is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Coal Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Coal Valley Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley Cemetery
- Bowlesburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bowlesburg Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesburg Cemetery
- Greenview Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- State Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The State Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State 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:
- Moline
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bettendorf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Moline
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Moline is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
- Riverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverdale is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Panorama Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Panorama Park is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Rock Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coal Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Silvis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Davenport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon Cliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Pleasant Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Coyne Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coyne Center is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyne Center
- Briar Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Briar Bluff is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Bluff
- Colona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Green Rock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Rock
- Barstow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dayton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Cleveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cleveland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Rapids City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Le Claire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Port Byron
(10 miles [16.1 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 Riverside Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rock Island County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riverside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bettendorf
- Davenport
- East Moline
- Eldridge
- Le Claire
- Milan
- Moline
- Port Byron
- Rapids City
- Rock Island
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 Illinois:
- Pages specific to Rock Island 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 #416718 (Riverside Bemetery Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #416718 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: Rock Island
- Est. Elev: 214 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Silvis
- Location given for Riverside Bemetery Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5078116 Lon: -90.4920777
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Rock Island, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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. |