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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 #1499).

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:

46.4598, -90.1822

The Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Ironwood.

The cemetery is located in Gogebic County<2>.

The county seat for Gogebic County is located in Bessemer. Bessemer lies just to the east 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:

  • Ironwood Cemetery

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 20 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Riverside Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Iron County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Iron County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Lake View Cemetery is located in Iron County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Gogebic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
  • Historic Indian Burial Grounds
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Iron County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Iron County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • The Edgewood Cemetery is located in Iron County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Ashland County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Mercer Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • The Mercer Cemetery is located in Iron County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Cemetery
  • Winchester Memorial Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Marenisco Twp. Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Presque Isle Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • The Presque Isle Cemetery is located in Vilas County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presque Isle Cemetery
    • Odanah Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • The Odanah Cemetery is located in Ashland County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odanah Cemetery
    • Cayuga Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cayuga Cemetery is located in Ashland County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Cemetery
    • Morse Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Morse Cemetery is located in Ashland County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Ashland County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
    • Forest Lawn Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Ontonagon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 14 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:

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 Gogebic 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 like to start with 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 Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Gogebic 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:  #1499

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #635996  (Riverside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #635996 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: Gogebic
      • Est. Elev: 446 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ironwood
      • Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.4599476     Lon: -90.182953
      • 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 Michigan's counties, including Gogebic, 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 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.