About Riverside Cemetery
Riverside Cemetery is a cemetery near Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa. It lies about 0.8 mi south of Marshalltown. The grounds sit at about 912 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including T. Nelson Downs, Jessie Binford and John L. Mowry. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 460661. The nearest other listed cemetery is Soldier's Home Cemetery, about 0.9 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Mitchell Family Funeral Home-West Marshall Chapel in Marshalltown, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 62 cemeteries we list in Marshall County, and 32 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Marshalltown. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Riverside Cemetery
- T. Nelson Downs1867-1938American magician
- Jessie Binford1876-1966American social worker
- John L. Mowry1905-1995American politician
- Thomas Hart Benton Jr.1816-1879American educator, military officer, and politician from Iowa
- William Harrison Gallup1840-1929American politician
- Benjamin Franklin Cummings1864-1930American politician
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
42.05967, -92.91349
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
- Soldier's Home CemeteryMarshalltown, IACemetery0.9 mi
- Brown CemeteryMarshalltown, IACemetery2.1 mi
- Quinn CemeteryMarshalltown, IACemetery2.6 mi
- Rose Hill Memorial Gardens CemeteryMarshalltown, IAMemorial park3.6 mi
- Iowa River Brethren CemeteryMarshalltown, IACemetery4.5 mi
- Marietta CemeteryMarshalltown, IACemetery4.5 mi
- Center School CemeteryMarshalltown, IACemetery4.7 mi
- Albion CemeteryMarshalltown, IACemetery4.9 mi
- Rock Valley CemeteryMarshalltown, IACemetery5.0 mi
- Wallin CemeteryMarshalltown, IACemetery5.1 mi
Funeral homes near Riverside Cemetery
- Mitchell Family Funeral Home-West Marshall Chapel0.7 miFuneral home · Marshalltown · (641) 483-2900
- Anderson Funeral Homes0.8 miFuneral home · Marshalltown · (641) 753-5511
- Mitchell Family Funeral Home3.7 miFuneral home · Marshalltown · (641) 844-1234
- McCall Monument3.7 miMonument dealer · Marshalltown · (641) 753-9595
- Anderson Funeral Homes12 miFuneral home · Conrad · (641) 366-2150
- Mitchell Family Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · State Center · (641) 483-2900
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