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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:

46.2447, -96.5870

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 Wilkin County<2>.

The county seat for Wilkin County is located in Breckenridge. Breckenridge lies just 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 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Riverside Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fairview Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fairview Memorial Gardens is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Memorial Gardens
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Wahpeton (ND).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101917 <5>
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
    • 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 outside and to the southwest of Wahpeton (ND).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101793 <5>
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Wilkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Moore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moore Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Wahpeton (ND).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102181 <5>
  • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Wilkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Faith Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Faith Lutheran Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Faith Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Dwight (ND).
    • The Faith Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dwight Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186918 <5>
  • Sticklestad Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sticklestad Cemetery is located in Wilkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sticklestad Cemetery
  • St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Josephs Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Wahpeton (ND).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102465 <5>
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
    • 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 less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Fairmount (ND).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101784 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Old Vikku Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Paul's Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul's Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Mooreton (ND).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192129 <5>
    • Zion United Methodist Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Trinity Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Great Bend (ND).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102657 <5>
    • Foxhome Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Foxhome Cemetery is located in Wilkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome Cemetery
    • McCauleyville Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The McCauleyville Cemetery is located in Wilkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCauleyville Cemetery
    • Divet Farm Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Divet Farm Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divet Farm Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Divet Farm Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Mooreton (ND).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2548799 <5>
    • Vukku Church Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Vukku Church Cemetery is located in Wilkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vukku Church Cemetery
    • Meadows Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Meadows Cemetery is located in Wilkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 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:

  • Breckenridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Wahpeton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Wahpeton is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,728 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahpeton <6>
  • Doran
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Doran is located in Wilkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
  • Dwight
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dwight is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Fairview Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Fairview Junction is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Junction
  • Great Bend
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Childs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Childs is located in Wilkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
  • Fairmount
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Campbell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Campbell is located in Wilkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
  • Foxhome
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Foxhome is located in Wilkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Mooreton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Oswald
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Oswald is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswald
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Kent
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Kent is located in Wilkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Galchutt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Galchutt is located in Richland County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galchutt
    • Tenney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Tenney is located in Wilkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney
      • Estimated population in 2011: 5 people
    • Abercrombie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mantador
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hankinson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Nashua
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Nashua is located in Wilkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Barney
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Barney is located in Richland County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barney <6>

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 Wilkin County.

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

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Wilkin 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 #650122  (Riverside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #650122 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: Wilkin
      • Est. Elev: 294 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: South of Wahpeton
      • Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.2446811     Lon: -96.5870178
      • 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 Wilkin, 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 obstructions 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.