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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:

38.6031, -97.9056

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 McPherson County<2>.

The county seat for McPherson County is located in McPherson. McPherson lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the southeast 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] of the Riverside Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Langley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Langley Cemetery is located in Ellsworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Cemetery
  • Elim Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Elim Lutheran Cemetery is located in McPherson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim Lutheran Cemetery
  • Marquette Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Marquette Cemetery is located in McPherson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette Cemetery
  • Summit Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Summit Cemetery is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
  • Dry Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
  • Forest Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Rice County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Cemetery
  • Terra Cotta Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Terra Cotta Cemetery is located in Ellsworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta Cemetery
  • Scates Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Scates Cemetery is located in Ellsworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scates Cemetery
  • Excelsior Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Excelsior Cemetery is located in McPherson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Cemetery
  • Smoky Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Faun Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Faun Cemetery is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faun Cemetery
  • Carneiro Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Carneiro Cemetery is located in Ellsworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneiro Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Buckeye Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Buckeye Cemetery is located in Ellsworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Buckeye Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Kanopolis.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193579 <5>
    • Click Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Click Cemetery is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click Cemetery
    • Liscum Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Liscum Cemetery is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liscum Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • Brookville Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Brookville Cemetery is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville Cemetery
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 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:

  • Langley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Langley is located in Ellsworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
  • Marquette
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Venango
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Venango is located in Ellsworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
  • Yankee Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Yankee Run is located in Ellsworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Run
  • Crawford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Crawford is located in Rice County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
  • Terra Cotta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Terra Cotta is located in Ellsworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
  • Falun
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Carneiro ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Carneiro is located in Ellsworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneiro
  • Lindsborg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Brookville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Galt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Galt is located in Rice County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
  • Salemsborg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Salemsborg is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemsborg
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Midway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Midway is located in Ellsworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Geneseo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Little River
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Windom
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Windom is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
    • Bridgeport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Bridgeport is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Smolan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Smolan is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smolan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
    • Phillips Village ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Phillips Village is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Village
    • Bavaria
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bavaria is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bavaria
      • Bavaria has also been known as:
      • Houch
    • Kanopolis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Conway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Conway is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Assaria
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Frantz ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Frantz is located in Ellsworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frantz
    • Mitchell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Mitchell is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Mentor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Mentor is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor

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 McPherson 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 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 Riverside Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to McPherson 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 #477052  (Riverside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #477052 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: McPherson
      • Est. Elev: 451 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Langley
      • Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.6030633     Lon: -97.9056024
      • 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 Kansas' counties, including McPherson, 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>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.