A visit to the Riverside Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Riverside Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Riverside Cemetery (FG ID #107712).
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:
41.7977, -89.6688
The Riverside Cemetery is located in Whiteside County<2>.
The county seat for Whiteside County is located in Morrison. Morrison lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west 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 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.
- Science Ridge Mennonite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Oak Knoll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Knoll Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Knoll Cemetery
- Oak Knoll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Knoll Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Knoll Cemetery
- Golder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Golder Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golder Cemetery
- Prairieville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Como Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Como Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Maple Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Maple Ridge Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge Cemetery
- East Genesee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The East Genesee Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Genesee Cemetery
- Rock Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rock Ridge Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Penrose Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Centenary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Centenary Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary Cemetery
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- East Jordan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The East Jordan Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Jordan Cemetery
- Peugh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Peugh Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peugh Cemetery
- Our Savior lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Emanuel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Cemetery
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:
- Sterling
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rock Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Nelson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Prairieville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prairieville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Galt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Penrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harmon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woosung
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coleta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Elkhorn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hazelhurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Malvern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tampico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Eldena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Polo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- White Pigeon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lyndon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hitt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nachusa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Elkhorn Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Morrison
(15 miles [24.1 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 Whiteside County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riverside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Coleta
- Dixon
- Dixon lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Riverside Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dixon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Milledgeville
- Morrison
- Polo
- Polo lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Riverside Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Polo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Rock Falls
- Sterling
- Tampico
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 helpful 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 Whiteside 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #107712
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1706104 (Riverside Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1706104 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: Whiteside
- Est. Elev: 212 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sterling
- Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7972533 Lon: -89.6687188
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Whiteside, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |