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A visit to the Riverton 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 Riverton Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Riverton Cemetery:

43.8767, -86.3337

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Riverton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Riverton Cemetery is located in Mason County<2>.

The county seat for Mason County is located in Ludington. Ludington lies just to the northwest of the Riverton Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Riverton Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Riverton Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The St. Peters Catholic Cemetery is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
    • The St. Peters Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Peter's Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2492305 <5>
  • West Riverton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rickey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Summit Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Summit Twp. Cemetery is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Twp. Cemetery
    • The Summit Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Summit Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1827 <5>
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Scottville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #884 <5>
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • North Weare Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The North Weare Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weare Cemetery
  • Eden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Eden Cemetery is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
    • The Eden Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Eden Twp. / Old Indian Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #436 <5>
  • Brookside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Towns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Towns Cemetery is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towns Cemetery
    • The Towns Cemetery has also been known as:
    • North Amber Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1203 <5>
  • Pere Marquette Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pentwater Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Custer Riverside - St. Mary's Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Custer Riverside - St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Riverside - St. Mary's Cemetery
      • The Custer Riverside - St. Mary's Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Custer Cemetery
      • Riverside Cemetery
      • Riverside - St. Mary's Cemetery
      • St. Mary's Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1503 <5>
    • South Victory Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Victory Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Victory Cemetery is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Cemetery
    • Smith Corners Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Smith Corners Cemetery is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Corners Cemetery
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Mt. Malissa Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Malissa Cemetery is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Malissa Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
      • The Lakeview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ludington City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2243984 <5>
    • Sugar Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sugar Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Scottville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981709 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Riverton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riverton Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Wiley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Wiley is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
    • Wiley has also been known as:
    • Wileys
  • Meisenheimer Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Meisenheimer Corners is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meisenheimer Corners
  • Amber
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Amber is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
    • Amber has also been known as:
    • Slaughtburg
  • Fern
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Fern is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
    • Fern has also been known as:
    • Adamsville
  • Scottville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Scottville is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
    • Scottville has also been known as:
    • Mason Center
    • Sweetland
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottville <6>
  • White Pine Village ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • White Pine Village is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine Village
  • Custer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Custer is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
    • Former names for Custer:
    • Black Creek
    • Ferryville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer <6>
  • Ludington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Buttersville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Buttersville is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttersville
  • Pentwater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • French Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • French Town is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
  • Elm Flats ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Elm Flats is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Flats
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Sugar Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Sugar Grove is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
      • Sugar Grove has also been known as:
      • Clark's Corners
    • Piney Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Piney Ridge is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
    • Hart
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Hart is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <6>
    • Walhalla
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tallman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Tallman is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallman
      • Tallman has also been known as:
      • Weaver
    • Batcheller ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Batcheller is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batcheller
      • Batcheller has also been known as:
      • Turtle Lake
    • Fountain
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mears
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Elbridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Elbridge is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
    • Carr
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Carr is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
      • Carr has also been known as:
      • Carr Settlement
      • McCumber Settlement

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 Riverton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mason County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riverton 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 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 Riverton Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Mason 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 Riverton Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #636017  (Riverton Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #636017 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: Mason
      • Est. Elev: 219 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Scottville
      • Location given for Riverton Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.8766731     Lon: -86.3336898
      • 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 Mason, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riverton 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.