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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. 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 Riverside Cemetery ...

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

42.1551, -79.0995

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

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

The county seat for Chautauqua County is located in Mayville. Mayville lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Riverside Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Riverside Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Riverside Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Tucker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Tucker Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
  • Myrtle Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Myrtle Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Cemetery
  • Sample Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Levant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Ross Mills Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Ross Mills Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Mills Cemetery
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
  • Allen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Allen Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
  • Thayer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Thayer Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer Cemetery
  • Ivory Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Ivory Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Randolph Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Randolph Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Randolph Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Randolph.
      • The Randolph Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Maple Grove Cemetery
      • Maple Hill Cemetery
      • Randolph Rural Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #253726 <5>
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Little Clear Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Gerry Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Gerry Hill Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerry Hill Cemetery
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Rutledge Rural Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rutledge Rural Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge Rural Cemetery
      • The Rutledge Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Conewango Cemetery
      • Rutledge Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2133485 <5>
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lake View Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Lake View Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
      • The Lake View Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lakeview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65038 <5>
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Maple Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Riverside Cemetery.

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

  • Kennedy
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Poland Center
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Poland Center is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Center
  • Falconer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ivory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ivory is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
  • Randolph
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Conewango
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
  • Ross Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ross Mills is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Mills
  • Frewsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • East Randolph
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
    • Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
  • Jamestown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gerry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cherry Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Celoron
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Axeville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Axeville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axeville
    • Fluvanna
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Fluvanna is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluvanna
    • Kiantone
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Kiantone is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiantone
    • Onoville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
    • Leon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenhurst
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Napoli
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Napoli is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoli
    • Sinclairville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakewood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Busti
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Busti is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busti
    • Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Quaker Bridge is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Bridge
      • Quaker Bridge has also been known as:
      • Tunesassa
    • Cold Spring
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Cold Spring is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
    • South Stockton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • South Stockton is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Stockton
    • Belleview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Belleview is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview

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 Chautauqua County.

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

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Chautauqua 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 Riverside Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #962578  (Riverside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #962578 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: Chautauqua
      • Est. Elev: 390 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Kennedy
      • Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.1550594     Lon: -79.0994876
      • 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 New York's counties, including Chautauqua, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Riverside 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.