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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. 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:   48.0492°   (48° 2' 57")

Lon:   -102.7644°   (-102° 45' 51")

The Riverside Cemetery is located in McKenzie County<2>.

The county seat for McKenzie County is located in Watford City. Watford City lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Riverside Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km] of the Riverside Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Antelope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antelope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antelope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Antelope Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
  • Redeemer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redeemer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redeemer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Redeemer Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
  • Goodbird Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodbird Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodbird Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Goodbird Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
    • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
    • The Good Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
    • First Lutheran Cemetery
    • Good Hope Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2249537 <5>
  • West Prairie Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Prairie Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
  • Snowbird Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Mountrail County
  • Grand Valley Lutheran Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Clear Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • The Clear Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Clear Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Keene.
    • The Clear Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Clear Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201205 <5>
  • Silent City Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silent City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silent City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Silent City Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
  • Union Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
  • Kristiansand Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kristiansand Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kristiansand Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kristiansand Cemetery is located in Mountrail County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
      • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Garden Valley Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garden Valley Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
    • Finstad Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finstad Cemetery
      • The Finstad Cemetery is located in Mountrail County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Finstad Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of New Town.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101931 <5>
    • Johnsons Corner Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnsons Corner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnsons Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnsons Corner Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
    • Holy Family US Scouts Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Manitou Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manitou Cemetery
      • The Manitou Cemetery is located in Mountrail County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Manitou Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Ross.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102147 <5>
    • Moslem Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moslem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moslem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moslem Cemetery is located in Mountrail County
    • Rosehill Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosehill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosehill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Mountrail County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Riverside Cemetery.

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

  • Four Bears Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Bears Village
    • Four Bears Village is located in McKenzie County
  • Keene
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sanish
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanish
    • Sanish is located in Mountrail County
  • New Town
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Banks ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Banks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
    • Banks is located in McKenzie County
  • Van Hook
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Van Hook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hook
    • Van Hook is located in Mountrail County
  • Belden
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
    • Belden is located in Mountrail County
  • Ross
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Ross is located in Mountrail County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <6>
  • Mandaree
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mandaree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandaree
    • Mandaree is located in McKenzie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mandaree <6>
  • White Earth
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Tioga
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
    • Tioga is located in Williams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <6>
  • Charging Eagle ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charging Eagle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charging Eagle
    • Charging Eagle is located in McLean County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Shell Creek ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shell Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
      • Shell Creek is located in McLean County
    • Stanley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Schafer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Schafer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schafer
      • Schafer is located in McKenzie County
    • Ray
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
      • Ray is located in Williams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ray <6>
    • Lake Jessie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jessie
      • Lake Jessie is located in Williams County
    • Watford City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watford City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watford City
      • Watford City is located in McKenzie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,944 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watford City <6>
    • Independance ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Independance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independance
      • Independance is located in Dunn County
    • Parshall
      (29 miles [46.7 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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McKenzie County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Banks - Historic
  • New Town
  • Parshall
  • Ray
    • Ray lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Riverside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ray.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
  • Sanish
    • Sanish lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Riverside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sanish.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanish
  • Schafer
  • Stanley
  • Van Hook
  • Watford City

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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:

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 #1030921  (Riverside Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1030921 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: Charlson
    • County: McKenzie         Elev: 648
    • Location given for GNIS #1030921 (Riverside Cemetery)

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 McKenzie, 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: 48.0492, Longitude: -102.7644       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.




 

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