A visit to the Riverview 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 Riverview Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Riverview Cemetery:
39.6981, -78.1625
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Riverview Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Hagerstown. Hagerstown lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the east of the Riverview Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Riverview 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 Riverview Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riverview Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Alpine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Alpine Cemetery is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Cemetery
- Mahnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mahnes Cemetery is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahnes Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Hancock.
- The St. Pauls Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81574 <5>
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Orchard Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Orchard Ridge Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Ridge Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Chestnut Grove Cemetery is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Stone Bridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Stone Bridge Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bridge Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bethel Community Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hendershot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hendershot Cemetery is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendershot Cemetery
- Greenway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenway Cemetery is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Cemetery
- Michael Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Michael Cemetery is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michael Cemetery
- Park Head Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Park Head Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Head Cemetery
- Hill Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hill Chapel Cemetery is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Snyders Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Snyders Cemetery is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyders 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 Riverview Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riverview Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hancock
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hancock
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Warfordsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Berkeley Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bath
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Dott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dott is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Holton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Cherry Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Covalt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Pearre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pearre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Woodmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Big Pool
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Little Orleans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans Cross Roads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Clear Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Robinsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Purcell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Doe Gully
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Stotlers Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Hedgesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Little Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Websters Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
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 Riverview Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riverview Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Riverview Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Riverview Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1713682 (Riverview Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1713682 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 167 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hancock
- Location given for Riverview Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6981479 Lon: -78.1625064
- 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 Maryland's counties, including Washington, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riverview 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. |
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