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:
45.3155, -93.8133
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 Wright County<2>.
The county seat for Wright County is located in Buffalo. Buffalo lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 26 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. Henrys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The St. Henrys Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Henrys Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Helm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Helm Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm Cemetery
- Big Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Big Lake Cemetery is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake Cemetery
- The Big Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
- Big Lake City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #590714 <5>
- Lakeside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Becker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Becker Cemetery is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Old St. Timothy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pelican Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pelican Lake Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Bailey Station Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Highland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Svea Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Svea Hill Cemetery is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea Hill Cemetery
- Snake River Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Snake River Cemetery is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake River Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- St. Albert Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Albert Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Albert Cemetery
- Danish Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Danish Cemetery is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Cemetery
- St. Timothy Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Timothy Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Timothy Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Buffalo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252598 <5>
- St. Michael Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
- St. Michael Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
- Ostego Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Ostego Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostego Cemetery
- Orono Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Orono Cemetery is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono Cemetery
- Meadowville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Meadowville Cemetery is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville Cemetery
- Two Stone Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Two Stone Cemetery is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Stone 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:
- Monticello
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Salida
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Salida is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salida
- Big Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Becker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hasty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hasty is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Silver Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Silver Creek is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Saint Michael
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Albertville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Orrock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Orrock is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrock
- Maple Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Otsego
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hanover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elk River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clear Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clearwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zimmerman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zimmerman is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,135 people
- Zimmerman has also been known as:
- Lake Fremont
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zimmerman <6>
- Rassat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rassat is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rassat
- Rogers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Annandale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Albion Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Albion Center is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
- Santiago
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Santiago is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
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 Wright County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riverside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Annandale
- Becker
- Big Lake
- Buffalo
- Clear Lake
- Clearwater
- Elk River
- Maple Lake
- Monticello
- Rockford
- Zimmerman
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Wright 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 #650118 (Riverside Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #650118 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: Wright
- Est. Elev: 284 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Monticello
- Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.3155204 Lon: -93.8133054
- 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 Wright, 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. |