National cemetery
Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California
Overview
About Riverside National Cemetery
Riverside National Cemetery is a national cemetery in Riverside, Riverside County, California. It is operated by National Cemetery Administration. The grounds sit at about 1,558 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 114 notable people buried here, including Bill Cobbs, John Agar and Woody Strode. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1848772. The nearest mortuary we know of is McKays Mortuaries in Riverside, about 1.9 mi away. It is one of 136 cemeteries we list in Riverside County, and 94 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 7 of the 136 listings in Riverside County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable burials
Notable people buried at Riverside National Cemetery
Among them: 35 World War II veterans, 30 actors, 10 football players, 8 Korean War veterans, 8 musicians, 7 writers, 5 baseball players, 4 inventors and engineers.
- Bill Cobbs1934-2024American actor
- John Agar1921-2002American actor
- Woody Strode1914-1994American athlete and actor
- Frank Lubin1910-1999American-Lithuanian basketball player
- Bill Gates Sr.1925-2020American attorney and philanthropist
- George Clayton Johnson1929-2015American writer
- Earl Palmer1924-2008American drummer
- Noble Willingham1931-2004American actor
- Jeff Richards1924-1989American baseball player and actor
- Marguerite Courtot1897-1986American actress
- Patsy Montana1908-1996American country music singer-songwriter
- Raymond McKee1892-1984American actor
Show all 114 notable burials
- Tommy Bond1926-2005Film actor
- Jimmy Cleveland1926-2008American jazz trombonist
- Abel Fernandez1930-2016American actor
- James W. Wood1924-1990American astronaut
- Peggy Cartwright1912-1992Film actress
- Paul Comi1932-2016American actor
- Robert Badham1929-2005American politician
- Stanley Clements1926-1981American actor
- Arthur E. Arling1906-1991Hollywood cameraman/cinematographer
- Lewis Millett1920-2009United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Aaron Bank1902-2004United States Army officer
- Augie Blunt1929-1999American actor
- Cliff Shaw1922-1991Computer scientist
- Helen Niña Tappan Loeblich1917-2004American micropaleontologist
- Les Richter1930-2010American football player
- Walter D. Ehlers1921-2014United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Jerry Wallace1928-2008American country and pop singer
- Mitchell Paige1918-2003United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
- William G. Schilling1939-2019American actor
- William Walker1896-1992US actor
- Bill Burrud1925-1990American actor
- Robert Karvelas1921-1991Actor
- Adelbert Waldron1933-1995American recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross
- Gordon Hahn1919-2001American politician
- Lorenzo Tucker1907-1986American actor
- Michael Winkelman1946-1999American actor
- Richard Arnold Epstein1927-2016American physicist
- Skip Young1930-1993American actor
- Tyler MacDuff1925-2007American actor
- Will "Dub" Jones1928-2000American singer
- Arthur Exon1916-2005United States Air Force general
- Aurel Toma1911-1980Romanian boxer
- Bo Molenda1905-1986American football player and coach
- Edwin A. Doss1914-1996American fighter pilot
- Elvin Hutchison1912-2001American football official
- Harry E. Goldsworthy1914-2022United States Air Force general
- Homer Dwight Chapman1898-2005American scientist, scholar, and author
- John L. Whitehead Jr.1924-1992US Air Force officer, test pilot
- Lillian Kinkella Keil1916-2005American nurse
- Marilyn Jorgenson Reece1926-2004American civil engineer
- Roger Grove1908-1986American football player
- Ross Russell1909-2000American record producer
- Stan Polley1922-2009American entertainment manager
- Vivian Austin1920-2004American actress
- Bert Shepard1920-2008Major League Baseball player
- Chesley G. Peterson1920-1990United States Air Force Major General
- Curtis Howe Springer1896-1985American radio evangelist
- Donald Bevan1920-2013Playwright
- Ed Townsend1929-2003Composer and singer
- Frank McCormick1894-1976Player of American Football
- Jim Martin1924-2002American football player
- Joe Morris, Sr.1926-2011World War II Navajo code talker
- John Henry Balch1896-1980United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
- Norman Bartold1928-1994American film and television actor
- Ray Frankowski1919-2001Player of American football
- Sydney Omarr1926-2003American astrologer
- Anthony Acevedo1924-2018American soldier during World War II
- Benny Zientara1918-1985American baseball player
- Dick Knight1929-1991Professional golfer
- Ewart G. Plank1897-1982United States Army general
- George Baker1915-1975American cartoonist
- Gerald J. Higgins1909-1996United States Army general
- Herb Shoener1923-1985American football player
- Jesse Hubbard1895-1982American baseball player
- John F. Thornell Jr1921-1998American fighter ace
- John Groff1890-1990American Marine Corps general
- Michael Waltman1946-2011American actor
- Nelson Barclift1917-1993American choreographer and dancer
- Paul Toth1935-1999American baseball player
- Stephen E. Burgio1912-2001American judge
- Anthony Antoncich1917-1998Recipient of the Distinguished Flying Medal
- Charles Handley1898-1994Film technician
- Chris Condon1923-2010American inventor, cinematographer and entrepreneur
- Cordell Hickman1932-1996American actor
- David McKnight1936-2023American actor
- Donald J. Yockey1921-1997American Air Force officer and government official
- Donald Lynch1915-2007American non-fiction writer
- Ellsworth Wisecarver1929-2005American delinquent
- Frances Rains1911-2006(1911-2006) African American community worker, educator, businesswoman, and nurse
- Joseph Leo Welsh1924-2003Musical artist
- Lena M. Basilone1913-1999American Marine Corps sergeant and widow of Medal of Honor recipient John Basilone
- Loyd Arms1919-1999American football player and wrestler
- Melissa Rose Barnes1973-2001United States Navy yeoman, victim of the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001
- Nathaniel Taylor1938-2019American actor
- Sam Lewis1912-1992American Israeli pilot
- Thelma Pressman1921-2010Cookbook writer
- Walter L. J. Bayler1905-1984
- Wendell Smith1908-1994American football and track and field coach
- William Lasky1921-1985American film director
- Alvin Goodale Embree1925-2001American orchid enthusiast and collector
- Bill Blackwell1922-1998American athletics competitor
- Donald Lunde1937-2007American psychiatrist
- E. Fox Walker1896-1979American cinematographer
- Edward H. Clinkscale1929-1994
- Lloyd Baum1923-2011
- Melvin Mitchell1926-2010U.S. Army sergeant, 371st Infantry Battalion
- Robert Earl Evans1928-2013American engineer
- Ron Loneski1937-2014College basketball player (1957-1959) Kansas
- Rubin Robert Rifkin1910-1984United States Army officer
- Skip Ward1932-2003American actor and television producer
- Vance Skarstedt1922-1984American actor
- Wyott Ordung1922-2005Film director
People whose Wikidata entry gives Riverside National Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
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33.88465, -117.27599
Services & features
What Riverside National Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Within 15 miles
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Funeral providers
Funeral homes near Riverside National Cemetery
- McKays Mortuaries1.9 miMortuary · Riverside · (951) 656-1223
- Miller Jones Mortuary and Crematory4.0 miCremation provider · Moreno Valley · (951) 485-4542
- Western Memorial Service4.5 miFuneral home · Moreno Valley · (951) 242-4810
- Bayview Crematory & Burial Service4.7 miCremation provider · Perris · (951) 940-1777
- Miller Jones Mortuary and Crematory6.2 miCremation provider · Perris · (951) 943-8313
- Riverside Funeral Care7.7 miFuneral home · Riverside · (951) 530-8490
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Riverside National Cemetery located?
Riverside National Cemetery is at 22495 Van Buren Blvd, Riverside, CA 92518 in Riverside County. GPS coordinates: 33.88465, -117.27599.
What are the visiting hours of Riverside National Cemetery?
The recorded hours are: Su-Sa 08:00-sunset. Hours can change on holidays, so confirm with the cemetery at (951) 653-8417.
Guides
Related guides
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- Who Qualifies for Burial in a National Cemetery?VA eligibility for veterans, service members, spouses and dependents, what is provided at no cost, and how to apply for pre-need eligibility.
- How Do You Find Where Someone Is Buried?A step-by-step method using death records, obituaries, funeral homes, cemetery offices and online indexes.