About River View Cemetery
River View Cemetery is a cemetery near Eddyville, Lyon County, Kentucky. It lies about 3.3 mi north of Eddyville. The grounds sit at about 551 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Willis Benson Machen, Chittenden Lyon and Matthew Lyon. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 491554. The nearest other listed cemetery is Lady Cemetery, about 1.4 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Dunn Funeral Home in Eddyville, about 3.3 mi away. It is one of 52 cemeteries we list in Lyon County, and 66 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Eddyville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at River View Cemetery
Among them: 2 US representatives, 1 business leader, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 US senator.
- Willis Benson Machen1810-1893American politician
- Chittenden Lyon1787-1842American politician
- Matthew Lyon1749-1822American politician
- Hylan B. Lyon1836-1907Confederate Army general
People whose Wikidata entry gives River View 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
37.04740, -88.06795
What River View 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
- Lady CemeteryEddyville, KYCemetery1.4 mi
- Kuttawa CemeteryEddyville, KYCemetery2.4 mi
- Dickerson CemeteryEddyville, KYCemetery2.6 mi
- Hildreth Cemetery Number 2Eddyville, KYCemetery2.8 mi
- Hildreth Cemetery Number 1Eddyville, KYCemetery3.1 mi
- Sardis-Lady CemeteryEddyville, KYCemetery3.2 mi
- Guy Lady CemeteryEddyville, KYCemetery3.2 mi
- Crab Creek African American CemeteryEddyville, KYCemetery3.4 mi
- Saint Stephen's CemeteryEddyville, KYCemetery3.4 mi
- Bonner CemeteryEddyville, KYCemetery3.6 mi
Funeral homes near River View Cemetery
- Dunn Funeral Home3.3 miFuneral home · Eddyville · (270) 388-2231
- Lakeland Funeral Home3.4 miFuneral home · Eddyville · (270) 388-4045
- Goodman Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Princeton · (270) 365-3838
- West KY Memorials11 miMonument dealer · Princeton · (270) 365-6284
- Morgan's Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Princeton · (270) 365-5595
- Boyd Funeral Directors18 miFuneral home · Salem · (270) 988-3131
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