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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:

46.2225, -94.1897

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 Crow Wing County<2>.

The county seat for Crow Wing County is located in Brainerd. Brainerd lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north 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 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Riverside Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Mathias Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The St. Mathias Cemetery is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mathias Cemetery
  • Hagen - Arnestad Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Tree Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Pine Tree Cemetery is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Cemetery
  • Pine Tree Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Pine Tree Cemetery is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Oak Land Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oak Land Cemetery is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Land Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • St. Francis Assisi Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • St. John Holy Cross Episcopal Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Prosser Farm Site Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ft. Ripley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Ft. Ripley Cemetery is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Ripley Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Baxter Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Baxter Cemetery is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Cemetery
    • Camp Ripley Mounds
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Camp Ripley Mounds is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ripley Mounds
    • St. Marys Catholic Community Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Marys Catholic Community Cemetery is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Catholic Community Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Catholic Community Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Harding.
      • The St. Marys Catholic Community Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Free Polish National Church Cemetery
      • St. Marys Catholic Community Church Cemetery
      • St. Marys Free Polish National Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2410525 <5>
    • St. Mary's Polish National Catholic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Crow Wing River Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lightner Baby Grave
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Lightner Baby Grave is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightner Baby Grave
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Riverside Cemetery.

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

  • Fort Ripley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Baxter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Baxter is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <6>
  • Brainerd
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Harding
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Harding is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Belle Prairie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Belle Prairie is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
  • Lastrup
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • East Gull Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pillager
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Merrifield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Randall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pierz
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Pierz is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierz <6>
  • Riverton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Riverton is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Little Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Genola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Genola is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Garrison
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Cushing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Nisswa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Nisswa is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisswa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nisswa <6>
    • Bay Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bay Lake is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Lake
    • Lake Hubert
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Lake Hubert is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hubert
    • Hillman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Shore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Nichols
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Nichols is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
    • Ironton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Vineland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Vineland is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
    • Crosby
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Crosby is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,315 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosby <6>
    • Trommald
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Trommald is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trommald
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Lincoln
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Lincoln is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln

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 Crow Wing County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riverside Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Brainerd
  • Crosby
    • Crosby lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Riverside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Crosby.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
  • Ironton
  • Little Falls
  • Pierz
    • Pierz lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Riverside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pierz.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierz
  • Pillager
  • Randall

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Crow Wing 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 #650121  (Riverside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #650121 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: Crow Wing
      • Est. Elev: 365 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lastrup NW
      • Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.222466     Lon: -94.1897175
      • 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 Minnesota's counties, including Crow Wing, 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 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>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.