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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 Riverdale Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Riverdale Cemetery (FG ID #65795)

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 Riverdale Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   43.1464°   (43° 8' 47")

Lon:   -79.0337°   (-79° 2' 1")

The Riverdale Cemetery is located in Niagara County<2>.

The county seat for Niagara County is located in Lockport. Lockport lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east of the Riverdale Cemetery .

Establishment of the Riverdale Cemetery ...

The Riverdale Cemetery was established in 1896.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Riverdale Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Niagara 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 Riverdale 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 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Riverdale Cemetery.

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

    • Varsity Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varsity Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varsity Village
      • Varsity Village is located in Niagara County
    • Lewiston
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • Lewiston is located in Niagara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,572 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <5>
    • Queenston
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Stamford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
    • Clifton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Niagara Falls
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Colonial Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
      • Colonial Village is located in Niagara County
    • Model City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Model City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Model City
      • Model City is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Model City <5>
    • Saint Davids
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Orchard Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Niagara Falls Centre
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Niagara Falls
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Black Creek Village
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Village
        • Black Creek Village is located in Niagara County
      • Greens Corners
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Chippawa
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Dickersonville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickersonville
        • Dickersonville is located in Niagara County
      • Virgil
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Niagara ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niagara came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
      • Niagara on the Lake
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Youngstown
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
        • Youngstown is located in Niagara County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngstown <5>
      • Homer
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Thorold South
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Mississauga Beach
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mississauga Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississauga Beach
      • Saint Johnsburg
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsburg
        • Saint Johnsburg is located in Niagara County
      • Ransomville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Porter Center
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Center
        • Porter Center is located in Niagara County
      • Colemans
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans
      • Merritton
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

    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 Riverdale Cemetery. The following communities are located in Niagara County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riverdale 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 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Riverdale Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Lewiston Village Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewiston Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lewiston Village Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewiston Village Cemetery
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Stella Niagara Sisters of St. Francis Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stella Niagara Sisters of St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stella Niagara Sisters of St. Francis Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stella Niagara Sisters of St. Francis Cemetery
    • Field / Vrooman / Brown Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Field / Vrooman / Brown Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
      • The Field / Vrooman / Brown Cemetery has also been known as:
      • River Road Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Field / Vrooman / Brown Cemetery
    • St. David's United Methodist Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Stamford Presbyterian Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sterling / Clement / Sixth Line Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • All Saints Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Lundy's Lane Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lundy's Lane Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Niagara Falls (ON).
        • The Lundy's Lane Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Garner Cemetery
        • Green's Corners Cemetery
        • Lundy's Lane Methodist Cemetery
        • Lundy's Lane United Cemetery
        • Stamford Twp. Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lundy's Lane Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2142403 <1>
      • Drummond Hill Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • The Drummond Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Drummondville Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drummond Hill Cemetery
      • St. Peters Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Niagara County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
      • Dickersonville Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Niagara County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Battle of Chippawa Cemetery (War 1812-1814)
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • St. Jacobs Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Jacobs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Jacobs Cemetery is located in Niagara County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Jacobs Cemetery
      • St. Pauls Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Niagara County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery

    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 Riverdale Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #962562  (Riverdale Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #962562 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: Lewiston
      • County: Niagara         Elev: 186
      • Location given for GNIS #962562 (Riverdale Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #65795

    The official website for Niagara County: www.niagaracounty.com/

    The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.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 New York's counties, including Niagara, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Riverdale Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1464, Longitude: -79.0337    
    <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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
    <7>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.
    <8>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.
    <9>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Virgil (ON) and Saint Davids (ON). 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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