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:
43.9786, -92.6077
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 Olmsted County<2>.
The county seat for Olmsted County is located in Rochester. Rochester lies just to the east northeast 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 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Riverside Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- South Zumbro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The South Zumbro Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zumbro Cemetery
- East St. Olaf Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Byron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Byron Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron Cemetery
- West St. Olaf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- St. Margaret Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Margaret Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Margaret Cemetery
- Grandview Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rochester.
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82040 <5>
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Othello Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Othello Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello Cemetery
- High Forest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The High Forest Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest Cemetery
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Bernard Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernard Cemetery
- St. Bridget Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Bridget Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bridget Cemetery
- Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosamount Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Rosamount Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosamount Cemetery
- Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Center Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
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]<3> of the Riverside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shanty Town
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Rock Dell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rock Dell is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Dell
- Byron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Post Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Post Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
- Kasson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- High Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- High Forest is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
- Genoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Genoa is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Mantorville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Simpson is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Dodge Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hayfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oronoco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Predmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Predmore is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Predmore
- Sargeant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sargeant is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Racine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Waltham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Viola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Viola is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Westfield Center ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
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 Olmsted County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riverside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Byron
- Byron lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Riverside Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Byron.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Dexter
- Dodge Center
- Eyota
- Hayfield
- Kasson
- Mantorville
- Oronoco
- Pine Island
- Rochester
- Stewartville
- West Concord
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Olmsted 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 #650110 (Riverside Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #650110 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: Olmsted
- Est. Elev: 323 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Salem Corners
- Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.9785747 Lon: -92.6076819
- 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 Olmsted, 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' (or 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- 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. |