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 #45883).
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:
40.1199, -75.3687
The Riverside Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Norristown. Norristown lies just to the east of the Riverside Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Riverside Cemetery.
Establishment of the Riverside Cemetery ...
The Riverside Cemetery was established in 1894.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Riverside Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- St. Augustine RC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Augustines Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Norriton Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lower Providence Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Forge Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ukrainian Greek Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Treemont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Treemont Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treemont Cemetery
- St. Patricks RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Norris City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Norris City Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris City Cemetery
- Worcester Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lower Providence Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wetherills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wetherills Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetherills Cemetery
- Washington Memorial Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Valley Friends Meeting Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Benedicts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Benedicts Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Benedicts Cemetery
- Gulph UCC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mathews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Evangelical Congregation Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 35 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Riverside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jeffersonville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Norriton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Norriton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norriton
- Brandywine Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brandywine Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine Village
- Forge Spring Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Forge Spring Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Spring Village
- Bridgeport
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Norristown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fairview Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- King - of - Prussia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gulph Mills Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gulph Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulph Mills Village
- East Norriton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sheffield Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sheffield Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Village
- Trooper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Harley Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Gulph Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Stars
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Seven Stars is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Ernest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eagleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Audubon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rampart Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rampart Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rampart Ridge
- West Conshohocken
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Conshohocken
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Forge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chesterbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Devon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Strafford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saint Davids
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wayne
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Radnor Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Radnor Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor Station
- Radnor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Plymouth Meeting
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blue Bell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Center Square
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Belfry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Belfry is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfry
- Evansburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Evansburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansburg
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 Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riverside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Conshohocken
- King - of - Prussia
- Norristown
- Wayne
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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: #45883
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1185138 (Riverside Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1185138 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 44 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Norristown
- Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.1198298 Lon: -75.3685174
- 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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Montgomery, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |