About Riverside Cemetery
Riverside Cemetery is a cemetery near Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut. It lies about 1.0 mi east of Norwalk. The grounds sit at about 102 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 8 notable people buried here, including Abner W. Sibal, Ebenezer J. Hill and Elsie Hill. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 210209. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Mary Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Magner Funeral Home Inc in Norwalk, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 242 cemeteries we list in Fairfield County, and 117 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Fairfield County dates to 1680. 5 of the 242 listings in Fairfield County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Norwalk. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Riverside Cemetery
Among them: 3 US representatives, 1 football player, 1 World War I veteran, 1 World War II veteran.
- Abner W. Sibal1921-2000Lawyer and politician
- Ebenezer J. Hill1845-1917American politician
- Elsie Hill1883-1970American suffragist
- Bob Miller1929-2006American football player
- Le Roy D. Downs1900-1970American politician
- William B. Reed1833-1909American mayor
- Arthur C. Wheeler1856-1941Connecticut politician, hat manufacturer
- Robert Van Buren1843-1919American civil engineer
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
41.12204, -73.42568
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
- Saint Mary CemeteryBroad Street, Norwalk, CTChristian cemetery0.5 mi
- Norwalk Union CemeteryNorwalk, CTCemetery0.6 mi
- Saint Pauls CemeteryBoston Post Road, Norwalk, CTChristian cemetery0.9 mi
- Pine Island CemeteryNorwalk, CTCemetery1.1 mi
- Temple Beth El Memorial ParkNorwalk, CTMemorial park1.6 mi
- Nursery CemeteryNorwalk, CTCemetery1.7 mi
- Saint Johns CemeteryNorwalk, CTChristian cemetery1.7 mi
- East Norwalk CemeteryCemetery Street, East Norwalk, CTCemetery1.8 mi
- Temple Israel CemeteryNorwalk, CTJewish cemetery1.8 mi
- Weed Avenue CemeteryWeed Avenue, Norwalk, CTCemetery1.9 mi
Funeral homes near Riverside Cemetery
- Magner Funeral Home Inc0.6 miFuneral home · Norwalk · (203) 866-5553
- Raymond Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Norwalk · (203) 847-7291
- Collins Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Norwalk · (203) 866-0747
- Baker Funeral Services Inc1.9 miFuneral home · Norwalk · (203) 857-4155
- Hoyt Funeral Home3.7 miFuneral home · New Canaan · (203) 966-0700
- Harding Funeral Home3.7 miFuneral home · Westport · (203) 227-3458
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