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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 #101219)

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 ...

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

Lat:   41.1777°   (41° 10' 39")

Lon:   -101.0495°   (-101° 2' 58")

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

The county seat for Lincoln County is located in North Platte. North Platte lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of the Riverside Cemetery .

Name Variations for Riverside Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:

  • O'Fallon Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Lincoln 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

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 17 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.

    • Hershey
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hershey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershey
      • Hershey is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hershey <5>
    • Sutherland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Birdwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdwood
      • Birdwood is located in Lincoln County
    • Sarben
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarben
      • Sarben is located in Keith County
    • North Platte
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Paxton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Wallace
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Dickens
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
      • Dickens is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickens <5>
    • Bignell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bignell
      • Bignell is located in Lincoln County
    • Somerset
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Somerset is located in Lincoln County
    • Ringgold
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
      • Ringgold is located in McPherson County
    • Tryon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Grainton
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grainton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainton
        • Grainton is located in Perkins County
      • Keystone
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Elsie
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Maxwell
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
        • Maxwell is located in Lincoln County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxwell <5>
      • Roscoe
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
        • Roscoe is located in Keith County

    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 Lincoln County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Riverside Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Lamont Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lemont Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lemont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lemont Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lemont Cemetery
    • Sutherland Riverview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sutherland Riverview Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • The Sutherland Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Riverview Cemetery
      • Sutherland Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutherland Riverview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101517 <1>
    • McNeel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Good Hope Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • North Platte Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Sykes Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • The Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
      • St. Patrick Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101374 <1>
    • Glen Echo Church Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Paxton Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Valley View Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Walpole Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Mariam Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mariam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mariam Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mariam Cemetery
      • Miriam Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • The Miriam Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Miriam Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of North Platte.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miriam Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100950 <1>
      • Pickard Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Dickens Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Lone Star Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Lone Star Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in McPherson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2356515 <1>
      • Morning View Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • The Morning View Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Morning View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Wallace.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morning View Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100990 <1>
      • Myrtle Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • The Myrtle Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Myrtle Cemetery is located between<8> the communities of North Platte and Stapleton.  The cemetery lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of Stapleton.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myrtle Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101029 <1>

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

    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 #832579  (Riverside Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #832579 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: Hershey West
      • County: Lincoln         Elev: 891
      • Location given for GNIS #832579 (Riverside Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #101219

    The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.ne.us/

    The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

    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 Nebraska's counties, including Lincoln, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 41.1777, Longitude: -101.0495    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <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.
    <8>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of North Platte and Stapleton. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.




 

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