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:
36.7579, -81.6310
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 Smyth County<2>.
The county seat for Smyth County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the northeast 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 24 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.
- Gollehon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Gollehon Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gollehon Cemetery
- Copenhaver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Copenhaver Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhaver Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Hash Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hash Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hash Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- River Bend Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The River Bend Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Shannon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shannon Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Cemetery
- South Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The South Fork Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork Cemetery
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- Phipps Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Phipps Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps Cemetery
- Aspenvale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Aspenvale Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenvale Cemetery
- Bishop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The James Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Rowland Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Middle Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Middle Fork Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork Cemetery
- Sulphur Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beatie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Beatie Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatie Cemetery
- Greever Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Greever Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greever Cemetery
- Farris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Farris Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farris Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Loves Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Adwolf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Seven Mile Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Chilhowie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Masada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Fleet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lodi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glade Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Green Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Whitetop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mount Carmel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Broadford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Trout Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ellendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Saltville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clinchburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Damascus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Cardwell Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Allison Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Drowning Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Atkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rugby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
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 Smyth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riverside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Damascus
- Glade Spring
- Marion
- Saltville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Smyth 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 #1500529 (Riverside Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1500529 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: Smyth
- Est. Elev: 667 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chilhowie
- Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7578932 Lon: -81.6309515
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Smyth, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |