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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:

45.6811, -87.7789

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 Menominee County<2>.

The county seat for Menominee County is located in Menominee. Menominee lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<3> to the south 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 18 miles [29 km] of the Riverside Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Marys Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Waucedah Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Waucedah Twp. Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waucedah Twp. Cemetery
  • Norway Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Norway Twp. Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Twp. Cemetery
    • The Norway Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Norway Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1236 <5>
  • Meyer Twp. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Meyer Twp. Cemetery is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer Twp. Cemetery
    • The Meyer Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hermansville Cemetery
    • Meyer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1073 <5>
  • Pembine Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Pembine Cemetery is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine Cemetery
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
  • Carney Village Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Carney Village Cemetery is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney Village Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Spalding Twp. Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Spalding Twp. Cemetery is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding Twp. Cemetery
    • The Spalding Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Spalding Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2240317 <5>
  • Quinnesec Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Quinnesec Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnesec Cemetery
    • The Quinnesec Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Breitung Twp. Cemetery
    • Kingsford - Quinnesec Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #840 <5>
  • Swedish Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Swedish Cemetery is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedish Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Dickinson County Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Swedish Methodist Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Iron Mtn. Cemetery Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Iron Mtn. Cemetery Park is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mtn. Cemetery Park
      • The Iron Mtn. Cemetery Park has also been known as:
      • Park Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #226577 <5>
    • Amberg Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Amberg Cemetery is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amberg Cemetery
    • Bethesda Lutheran Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 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:

  • Faithorn
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Faithorn is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faithorn
  • Blom
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Blom is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blom
  • Loretto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Vulcan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hermansville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hermansville is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansville
  • Pembine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Pembine is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine
  • Norway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Norway is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <6>
  • Banat
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Banat is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banat
  • Nadeau
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Nadeau is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadeau
  • Carney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Powers
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Spalding
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Spalding is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Niagara
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Niagara is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
    • Quinnesec
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Swanson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Swanson is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanson
    • Wilson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Wilson is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Iron Mountain
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kells
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Kells is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kells
    • Daggett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Daggett is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
    • Kingsford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Aurora
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Aurora is located in Florence County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora

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 Menominee 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 first visit 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 Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Menominee 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 #2099847  (Riverside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2099847 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: Menominee
      • Est. Elev: 257 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Faithorn
      • Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.6811111     Lon: -87.7788889
      • 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 Michigan's counties, including Menominee, 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 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>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.