About Riverside Cemetery
Riverside Cemetery is a cemetery near Fort Morgan, Morgan County, Colorado. It lies about 0.8 mi southeast of Fort Morgan. The grounds sit at about 4,327 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Philip K. Dick, Eldora Lorenzini and John Lawther. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 182907. The nearest other listed cemetery is United Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden, about 1.3 mi to the east. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Heer Mortuary & Crematory in Fort Morgan, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 9 cemeteries we list in Morgan County, and 5 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Fort Morgan. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Riverside Cemetery
Among them: 1 artist, 1 writer.
- Philip K. Dick1928-1982American science fiction author
- Eldora Lorenzini1910-1993American designer, muralist, painter, and printmaker
- John Lawther1899-1996American basketball coach
- Jane Charlotte Dick1928-1929Twin sister of Philip K. Dick
People whose Wikidata entry gives Riverside 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
40.25970, -103.80939
What Riverside 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.
Nearby cemeteries
- United Presbyterian Church Memorial GardenFort Morgan, COMemorial park1.3 mi
- Eben Ezer CemeteryBrush, COCemetery8.8 mi
- Weldona CemeteryFort Morgan, COCemetery9.2 mi
- J. L. Brush Memorial CemeteryBrush, COCemetery9.3 mi
- Brush Memorial CemeteryBrush, COCemetery9.3 mi
- Wiggins CemeteryFort Morgan, COCemetery13 mi
Funeral homes near Riverside Cemetery
- Heer Mortuary & Crematory0.7 miCremation provider · Fort Morgan · (970) 867-5414
- Rowanoak Mortuary and Crematory1.4 miCremation provider · Fort Morgan · (970) 743-3190
- Heer Mortuaries & Crematory9.7 miCremation provider · Brush · (970) 842-2821
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