A visit to the Riverside Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Riverside Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Riverside Cemetery (FG ID #48585).
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:
35.5104, -78.3506
The Riverside Cemetery is located in Johnston County<2>.
The county seat for Johnston County is located in Smithfield. Smithfield lies just to the east southeast of the Riverside Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Riverside Cemetery.
Establishment of the Riverside Cemetery ...
The Riverside Cemetery was established in 1777.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Riverside Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Barham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Barham Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barham Cemetery
- Hills of Neuse Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakey Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakey Grove Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove Cemetery
- William B. Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Walls Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls Cemetery
- Selma Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Selma Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peedin Family Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Eason Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason Cemetery
- Lassiter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lassiter Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassiter Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Knollwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Knollwood Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Cemetery
- Sanders Chapel UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Vinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Vinson Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Cemetery
- Crocker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Strickland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Strickland Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland Cemetery
- Keen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Keen Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Vause Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Vinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Vinson Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Smithfield
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Smithfield
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Smithfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Smithfield
- Fairfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Selma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Level
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Redwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Wilson's Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Four Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Micro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Micro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Allens Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bentonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Princeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rains Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beulahtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Archer Lodge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kenly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Benson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peacocks Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Raynor Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Raynor Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor Town
- Stancils Chapel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shotwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nahunta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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. The following communities are located in Johnston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riverside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benson
- Clayton
- Four Oaks
- Kenly
- Kenly lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Riverside Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kenly.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenly
- Princeton
- Selma
- Selma lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Riverside Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Selma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Smithfield
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 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 Riverside Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Johnston 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #48585
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #993385 (Riverside Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #993385 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: Johnston
- Est. Elev: 40 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Selma
- Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5096045 Lon: -78.3502793
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Johnston, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |