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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:

43.5509, -76.1044

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 Oswego County<2>.

The county seat for Oswego County is located in Oswego. Oswego lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the west southwest 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 22 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.

  • Pulaski Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Pulaski Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski Cemetery
  • Richland Village Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • North Street Road Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Brown's Landing Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • McClelland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The McClelland Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClelland Cemetery
  • Salmon River Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Salmon River Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon River Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Salmon River Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Pulaski.
    • The Salmon River Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pineville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986877 <5>
  • Stowell Drive Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Stowell Drive Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell Drive Cemetery
  • Daysville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Daysville Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville Cemetery
  • South Richland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The South Richland Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Richland Cemetery
    • The South Richland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Willis Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66350 <5>
  • Noyes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Noyes Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyes Cemetery
  • Albion Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Albion Center Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center Cemetery
  • Potter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Potter Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Gilbert Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Gilbert Hill Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Hill Cemetery
    • Stevens Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Stevens Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
    • Scripture Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Scripture Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scripture Cemetery
    • Maple View Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Maple View Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple View Cemetery
    • Maple Lawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Maple Lawn Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lawn Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Pekin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Pekin Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Sandy Creek.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135679 <5>

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]<3> of the Riverside Cemetery.

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

  • Pulaski
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Richland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Daysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Daysville is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
  • Daysville Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Daysville Corner is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville Corner
  • Albion Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Albion Center is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
  • Altmar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Orwell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dugway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Dugway is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugway
  • Lacona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sandy Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Texas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Texas is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
  • Prattham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Prattham is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattham
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Graftons Square
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Graftons Square is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graftons Square
    • Chateaugay
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Chateaugay is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay
    • Arthur
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Arthur is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
    • Mexico
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Parish
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Smartville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Smartville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartville
    • Kasoag
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Kasoag is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
    • Mannsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Vermilion
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Vermilion is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion
    • Hastings
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Ellisburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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 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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #962587  (Riverside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #962587 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: 128 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Richland
      • Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.5509028     Lon: -76.1043684
      • 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 Oswego, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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.