Riverview Cemetery in Wilmington, Delaware

Riverview Cemetery is a cemetery near Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It lies about 1.3 mi southwest of Wilmington. It carries a heritage listing (NRHP 12000378). The grounds sit at about 79 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including Richard C. McMullen, George Winter and Herbert Rice. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 214548. The nearest other listed cemetery is Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, about 1.3 mi to the west. The nearest mortuary we know of is House of Wright Mortuary in Wilmington, about 0.1 mi away. It is one of 67 cemeteries we list in New Castle County, and 63 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in New Castle County dates to 1698. 7 of the 67 listings in New Castle County have a phone number or website on record.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Wilmington. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 2 artists, 1 baseball player, 1 governor, 1 World War I veteran.

• Richard C. McMullen1868-1944
  American politician
• George Winter1878-1951
  American baseball player
• Herbert Rice1876-1932
  American football coach
• Clarence A. Southerland1889-1973
  Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice and Attorney General
• John Swientochowski1911-2002
  American artist
• Otto V. Ort1864-1920
  American photographer

People whose Wikidata entry gives Riverview 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.

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.

• Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery

  Wilmington, DE
  Cemetery

  1.3 mi
• Jewish Community Cemetery

  Wilmington, DE
  Jewish cemetery

  1.8 mi
• Lombardy Cemetery

  Wilmington, DE
  Cemetery

  1.9 mi
• Newark Union Burial Ground

  Bellefonte, DE
  Cemetery

  2.2 mi
• Mount Salem Cemetery

  Wilmington, DE
  Cemetery

  2.6 mi
• Mount Salem United Methodist Church Cemetery

  Wilmington, DE
  Methodist cemetery

  2.6 mi
• Cathedral Cemetery

  Elsmere, DE
  Cemetery

  2.9 mi
• Green Hill Cemetery

  Greenville, DE
  Cemetery

  3.0 mi
• Saint Joseph on the Brandywine

  Greenville, DE · est. 1841
  Cemetery

  3.2 mi
• Mount Zion Cemetery

  Elsmere, DE
  Cemetery

  3.3 mi

• House of Wright Mortuary

  Mortuary · Wilmington · (302) 762-8448
  0.1 mi
• Congo Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Wilmington · (302) 652-8887
  0.6 mi
• Tri-state Cremation Society Of Delaware Valley

  Cremation provider · Wilmington · (855) 396-3700
  1.4 mi
• Brandywine Valley Funeral Care

  Funeral home · Wilmington · (302) 764-2900
  1.4 mi
• Schoenberg Memorial Chapel

  Funeral chapel · Wilmington · (302) 762-0334
  1.5 mi
• John F. Yasik Funeral Services

  Funeral home · Wilmington · (302) 652-5114
  1.9 mi

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