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A visit to the Riverview 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 Riverview Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Riverview Cemetery:

47.1589, -100.8012

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Riverview Cemetery is located in McLean County<2>.

The county seat for McLean County is located in Washburn. Washburn lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the Riverview Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Riverview Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Riverview Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Nicholas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Rosehill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Burleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
  • Mission Free Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Mission Free Cemetery is located in Burleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Free Cemetery
  • Wing Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wing Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing Cemetery
  • Sanger Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Sanger Cemetery is located in Oliver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanger Cemetery
  • Baldwin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Burleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
  • Bagnell Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bagnell Cemetery is located in Oliver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagnell Cemetery
  • Gaines Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Gaines Cemetery is located in Oliver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Cemetery
  • Ghylin Union Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Ghylin Union Cemetery is located in Burleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghylin Union Cemetery
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Riverview Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Yucca Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Yucca Cemetery is located in Oliver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucca Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Hensler Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hensler Cemetery is located in Oliver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensler Cemetery
    • Harmon Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sverdrup Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sverdrup Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sverdrup Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sverdrup Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Washburn.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102632 <5>
    • Swedish Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Swedish Cemetery is located in Burleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedish Cemetery
    • Last Rest Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Riverview Cemetery.

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

  • Wilton
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Sanger
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sanger is located in Oliver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanger
  • Regan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Washburn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hensler
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hensler is located in Oliver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensler
  • Double Ditch Indian Village
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Mandan
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Twin City Estates
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Twin City Estates is located in Morton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City Estates
  • Mercer
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Center
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Bismarck
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Wing
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Wing is located in Burleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wing <6>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Apple Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Apple Valley is located in Burleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
    • Underwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Turtle Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Lyons
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Menoken
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • On-a-Slant Village ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • On-a-Slant Village is located in Morton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for On-a-Slant Village
    • Lincoln
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Sweet Briar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Sweet Briar is located in Morton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar
    • McClusky
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • McKenzie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverdale Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverdale Junction is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Junction
    • Knife River Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Knife River Village is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River Village
    • Stanton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Hannover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Hannover is located in Oliver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannover

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 Riverview Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McLean County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Riverview Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to McLean 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 Riverview Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1030928  (Riverview Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1030928 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: McLean
      • Est. Elev: 663 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wilton
      • Location given for Riverview Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.1588816     Lon: -100.8012447
      • 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 North Dakota's counties, including McLean, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Riverview 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.