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A visit to the Riverdale 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 Riverdale Cemetery ...

The Riverdale Cemetery is located in Koochiching County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Barwick Cemetery
  • Bergland Cemetery
  • Birchdale Cemetery
    • The Birchdale Cemetery is located in Koochiching County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchdale Cemetery
  • Blue Cemetery
  • Blue Public Cemetery
  • Chapple Cemetery
  • Clementson Cemetery
    • The Clementson Cemetery is located in Lake of the Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementson Cemetery
  • Devlin Cemetery
  • Elm Park Cemetery
    • The Elm Park Cemetery is located in Lake of the Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park Cemetery
  • Emo Municipal Cemetery
  • Finland Cemetery
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Graceton Cemetery
      • The Graceton Cemetery is located in Lake of the Woods County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton Cemetery
    • Hamilton Farm Cemetery
      • The Hamilton Farm Cemetery is located in Lake of the Woods County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Farm Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Lake of the Woods County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • Indus Cemetery
      • The Indus Cemetery is located in Koochiching County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indus Cemetery
    • Lindford Twp. Cemetery
      • The Lindford Twp. Cemetery is located in Koochiching County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindford Twp. Cemetery
    • Potamo - Parke Cemetery
      • The Potamo - Parke Cemetery is located in Lake of the Woods County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potamo - Parke Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Koochiching County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Koochiching County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Silver Creek Cemetery
      • The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Lake of the Woods County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Cemetery
    • Stratton Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Riverdale Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Arbor Vitae
  • Barwick
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barwick
  • Baudette
    • Baudette is located in Lake of the Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baudette
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baudette <4>
  • Bergland
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergland
  • Birchdale
  • Black Hawk
  • Border
    • Border is located in Koochiching County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border
  • Chapple
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapple
  • Clementson
    • Clementson is located in Lake of the Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementson
  • Dearlock
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  • Gameland
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gameland
  • Manders
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manders
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

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 Riverdale Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Koochiching 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 Riverdale Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #650106  (Riverdale Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #650106 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: Koochiching
      • Est. Elev: 335 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Border

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Koochiching, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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.
    <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Riverdale Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.