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A visit to the Riverside Cemetery ...

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 #65813).

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:

43.4238, -76.4781

The Riverside Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Oswego.

The cemetery is located in Oswego County<3>.

The county seat for Oswego County is located in Oswego. Oswego lies just to the north 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 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Riverside Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Kingdom Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Kingdom Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom Cemetery
  • South Road Rural Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Clark Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Clark Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ft. Ontario Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ft. Ontario Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Ontario Cemetery
  • Union Village Rural Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Irish Settlement Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Minetto Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Minetto Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetto Cemetery
  • Whittemore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Whittemore Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Mattison Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mattison Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattison Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Rice Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Van Buren Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Van Buren Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren Cemetery
    • Peck Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Peck Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Cemetery
    • Worden Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Worden Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden Cemetery
    • Blossom Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Blossom Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom Cemetery
    • Stevens Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Stevens Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
    • Granby Center Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Granby Center Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Riverside Cemetery.

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

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 Oswego 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 first visit 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 Oswego 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 Find-A-Grave Entry:  #65813

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #962585  (Riverside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #962585 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: Oswego
      • Est. Elev: 99 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Oswego East
      • Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.4231241     Lon: -76.475773
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Riverside Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Oswego, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.