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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 Riverview Burial Park. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Riverview Burial Park (FG ID #1542536)

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 Riverview Burial Park ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Riverview Burial Park

Lat:   40.0270°   (40° 1' 37")

Lon:   -76.2920°   (-76° 17' 31")

The cemetery is located in Lancaster County<2>.

As an estimate, the Riverview Burial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Lancaster.

Just for reference: A short distance and to the southwest of The Riverview Burial Park is the Greenwood Cemetery.

Although not adjacent, there are 3 cemeteries that are nearby to the Riverview Burial Park. See below for details.

The county seat for Lancaster County is located in Lancaster. Lancaster lies just to the northwest of the Riverview Burial Park .

Name Variations for Riverview Burial Park ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Riverview Burial Park has also been known as:

  • Riverview Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 Riverview Burial Park:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Lancaster 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 Riverview Burial Park 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 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Riverview Burial Park.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riverview Burial Park, with the nearest first.

    • Lancaster
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Millersville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • New Danville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Danville
      • New Danville is located in Lancaster County
    • Willow Street
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Kenwick Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenwick Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwick Village
      • Kenwick Village is located in Lancaster County
    • Slackwater
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwater
      • Slackwater is located in Lancaster County
    • Fruitville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
      • Fruitville is located in Lancaster County
    • Smoketown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Witmer
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witmer
      • Witmer is located in Lancaster County
    • Zooks Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zooks Corner
      • Zooks Corner is located in Lancaster County
    • Rohrerstown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Windom
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windom have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
      • Windom is located in Lancaster County
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Rockhill
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
        • Rockhill is located in Lancaster County
      • Herrville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrville
        • Herrville is located in Lancaster County
      • Bird-in-Hand
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Conestoga
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Refton
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refton
        • Refton is located in Lancaster County
      • Strasburg
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • East Petersburg
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Central Manor
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Manor
        • Central Manor is located in Lancaster County
      • Letort
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Letort have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letort
        • Letort is located in Lancaster County
      • Soudersburg
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soudersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soudersburg
        • Soudersburg is located in Lancaster County
      • Mascot
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mascot have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
        • Mascot is located in Lancaster County
      • Monterey
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
        • Monterey is located in Lancaster County
      • Kissell Hill
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissell Hill
        • Kissell Hill is located in Lancaster County
      • Brownstown
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
        • Brownstown is located in Lancaster County
      • Landisville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Mountville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
        • Mountville is located in Lancaster County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,833 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountville <4>

    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 Riverview Burial Park. The following communities are located in Lancaster County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riverview Burial Park.

    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 Riverview Burial Park.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riverview Burial Park, with the nearest first.

    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Shaurai Shomayim Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaurai Shomayim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shaurai Shomayim Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaurai Shomayim Cemetery
    • Lancaster Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • St. James Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. James Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Shreiner - Concord Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • The Shreiner - Concord Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
      • The Shreiner - Concord Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Concord Cemetery
      • Shreiner's Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shreiner - Concord Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641313 <1>
    • Degel Israel Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Degel Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Degel Israel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Degel Israel Cemetery
    • St. Josephs New Catholic Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs New Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Josephs New Catholic Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs New Catholic Cemetery
    • Conestoga Memorial Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • The Conestoga Memorial Park is located in Lancaster County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Conestoga Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Lancaster.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conestoga Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44619 <1>
    • St. Anthonys Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
    • Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Millersville Mennonite Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Centerville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Siegrist Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Shirk - Kurtz Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Kauffman Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Mt. Zion Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Christ Covenant Church Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Conestoga UMC Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • The Conestoga UMC Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Conestoga UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Conestoga.
        • The Conestoga UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Conestoga Methodist Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conestoga UMC Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2264305 <1>
      • Marticville UMC Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Beiler Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beiler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Beiler Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beiler 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 Riverview Burial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1185146  (Riverview Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1185146 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: Lancaster
      • County: Lancaster         Elev: 105
      • Location given for GNIS #1185146 (Riverview Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #1542536

    The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/

    The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Lancaster, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Riverview Burial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0270, Longitude: -76.2920    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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