About Riverdale Cemetery
Riverdale Cemetery is a cemetery near Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia. It lies about 1.0 mi northwest of Columbus. The grounds sit at about 236 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Claude A. Hatcher and B. Ed Johnson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 321636. The nearest other listed cemetery is East Porterdale Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Sconiers Funeral Home in Columbus, about 1.0 mi away. It is one of 78 cemeteries we list in Muscogee County, and 66 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 78 listings in Muscogee County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Columbus. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Riverdale Cemetery
Among them: 1 inventor or engineer, 1 scientist.
- Claude A. Hatcher1876-1933American chemist
- B. Ed Johnson1914-1983American mayor
People whose Wikidata entry gives Riverdale 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
32.44930, -84.97660
What Riverdale 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
- East Porterdale CemeteryColumbus, GACemetery0.3 mi
- Porterdale CemeteryColumbus, GACemetery0.4 mi
- 1828 Cemetery for BlacksColumbus, GACemetery0.8 mi
- Radcliff CemeteryColumbus, GACemetery1.5 mi
- Church of the Holy FamilyColumbus, GAFamily cemetery1.5 mi
- Girard CemeteryPhenix City, ALCemetery1.8 mi
- Community CemeteryPhenix City, ALCemetery1.9 mi
- Edmonds CemeteryPhenix City, ALCemetery2.0 mi
- Linwood CemeteryColumbus, GACemetery2.0 mi
- West End CemeteryPhenix City, ALCemetery2.5 mi
Funeral homes near Riverdale Cemetery
- Sconiers Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Columbus · (706) 322-0011
- Kimbrough's Funeral Home LLC1.1 miFuneral home · Columbus · (706) 322-3300
- Charles E Huff's International Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · Columbus · (706) 322-8713
- Hill-Watson-People's Funeral Service2.0 miFuneral home · Columbus · (706) 327-9293
- Sumbry Mortuary & Florists2.1 miMortuary · Phenix City · (334) 298-1361
- Taylor Funeral Home Inc2.2 miFuneral home · Phenix City · (334) 298-0364
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