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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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
Lat: 42.0695° (42° 4' 10")
Lon: -83.2697° (-83° 16' 10")
The Riverside Cemetery is located in Monroe County<1>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Monroe. Monroe lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Riverside Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Riverside Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Forest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Forest Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Forest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oak Forest Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Huron Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huron Valley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huron Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Huron Valley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Ash Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ash Center Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ash Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ash Center Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Potter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- East Rockwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Rockwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Rockwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The East Rockwood Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Gibraltar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibraltar Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibraltar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gibraltar Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Rupert Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rupert Farm Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rupert Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rupert Farm Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Kittle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kittle Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kittle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Kittle Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Michigan Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Carleton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carleton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Carleton Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Old St. Charles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Charles Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Charles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old St. Charles Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Newport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newport Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Newport Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Krause Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Krause Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Krause Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Krause Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Huron Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodmere Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodmere Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodmere Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Woodmere Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Waltz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waltz Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waltz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Waltz Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Grafton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Burial Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Old Burial Ground
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Old Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Burial Ground is located in Wayne County
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]<2> of the Riverside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- South Rockwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rockwood
- South Rockwood is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Rockwood <7>
- Rockwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Rockwood is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,146 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <7>
- Flat Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gibraltar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibraltar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- Gibraltar is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,516 people
- Woodhaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhaven
- Woodhaven is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodhaven <7>
- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Estral Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estral Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estral Beach
- Estral Beach is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Grafton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grosse Ile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glen Eden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Willow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Willow is located in Wayne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Willow
- From the Riverside Cemetery to Willow
- Steiner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Stony Point is located in Monroe County
- Sunset Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Amherst Pointe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Amherstburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Riverview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Riverview is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverview <7>
- Detroit Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woodland Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Beach
- Woodland Beach is located in Monroe County
- Willow Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Willowood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Edgewater Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Southgate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate
- Southgate is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,135 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southgate <7>
- New Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riverside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carleton
- Grosse Ile
- Rockwood
- Southgate
- Trenton
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 websites either 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 Monroe County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Riverside Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 #635980 (Riverside Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #635980 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Flat Rock
- County: Monroe Elev: 179
- Location given for GNIS #635980 (Riverside Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.mi.us/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<2> | 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Riverside Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0695, Longitude: -83.2697 |
<3> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of New Boston and Flat Rock. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<8> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |