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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Riverside Cemetery
Lat: 47.8319° (47° 49' 54")
Lon: -99.0860° (-99° 5' 9")
The Riverside Cemetery is located in Eddy County<2>.
The county seat for Eddy County is located in New Rockford. New Rockford lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Riverside Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km] of the Riverside Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Eddy County
- Bourett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bourett Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bourett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bourett Cemetery is located in Benson County
- Morningside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morningside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morningside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Morningside Cemetery is located in Eddy County
- Hillside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Benson County
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Home Cemetery
- The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Eddy County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prairie Home Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of New Rockford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102304 <5>
- Christian Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eden Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Lutheran Cemetery
- The Eden Lutheran Cemetery is located in Wells County
- The Eden Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2406203 <5>
- German Free Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Trinity Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Free Church Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Free Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Free Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Free Church Cemetery is located in Benson County
- Flora Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flora Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Flora Cemetery is located in Benson County
- Barlow Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barlow Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barlow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Barlow Cemetery is located in Foster County
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Minnewaukan Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minnewaukan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minnewaukan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Minnewaukan Cemetery is located in Benson County
- St. Peter Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Benson County
- Brantford Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brantford Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brantford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brantford Cemetery is located in Eddy County
- Warwick Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Maddock Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maddock Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maddock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Maddock Cemetery is located in Benson County
- Hamberg Lutheran Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- German Baptist Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Baptist Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The German Baptist Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery is located in Wells County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 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.
- Sheyenne
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oberon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oberon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberon
- Oberon is located in Benson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oberon <6>
- New Rockford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fort Totten
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tokio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Michael
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bremen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brantford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
- Brantford is located in Eddy County
- Warwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Warwick is located in Benson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warwick <6>
- Barlow
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Barlow is located in Foster County
- Minnewaukan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hamberg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamberg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamberg
- Hamberg is located in Wells County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamberg <6>
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Guptill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guptill
- Guptill is located in Foster County
- Devils Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maddock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maddock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddock
- Maddock is located in Benson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maddock <6>
- Grace City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace City
- Grace City is located in Foster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grace City <6>
- Hamar
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar
- Hamar is located in Eddy County
- Grand Harbor
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grand Harbor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Harbor
- Grand Harbor is located in Ramsey County
- Cathay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cathay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathay
- Cathay is located in Wells County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cathay <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 Eddy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riverside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barlow
- Brinsmade
- Carrington
- Cathay
- Crary
- Devils Lake
- Fessenden
- Grace City
- Maddock
- McHenry
- Minnewaukan
- New Rockford
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Sheyenne
- Sykeston
- Warwick
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 North Dakota:
- Pages specific to Eddy County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Riverside Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 #1030920 (Riverside Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1030920 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Sheyenne
- County: Eddy Elev: 469
- Location given for GNIS #1030920 (Riverside Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of North Dakota: https://www.nd.gov/
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 North Dakota's counties, including Eddy, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Riverside Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8319, Longitude: -99.0860 In this case, the coordinates for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |