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 #75751).
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:
36.8735, -87.4826
Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Riverside Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.
The Riverside Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Hopkinsville.
The cemetery is located in Christian County<2>.
The county seat for Christian County is located in Hopkinsville. Hopkinsville lies just to the south southwest of the Riverside Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Riverside Cemetery.
Name Variations for Riverside Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Riverside Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cave Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Bell Place Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peaceful Meadows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Haddock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Haddock Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Green Hill Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Dogwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Fuller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
- Hamby Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hamby Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamby Cemetery
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Harmony Grove Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove Cemetery
- Howard Major Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rawlins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Rawlins Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Steel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Steel Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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:
- Hopkinsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Church Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Church Hill is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Newstead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pembroke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gracey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Herndon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Herndon is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fearsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Caledonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Howel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bluff Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bainbridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cerulean
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bennettstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garrettsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Empire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- LaFayette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Allegre
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Allegre is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Stryker Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stryker Village is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker Village
- Trenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkmansville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wallonia
(17 miles [27.4 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 Christian County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riverside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crofton
- Elkton
- Hopkinsville
- LaFayette
- Pembroke
- Trenton
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 Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Christian 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: #75751
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #501988 (Riverside Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #501988 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: Christian
- Est. Elev: 161 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hopkinsville
- Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8728229 Lon: -87.4819515
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Christian, 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- 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. |