About Riverside Cemetery
Riverside Cemetery is a cemetery near Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky. It lies about 0.9 mi southwest of Hopkinsville. The grounds sit at about 561 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 8 notable people buried here, including Edgar Cayce, Edward T. Breathitt and James Breathitt, Jr.. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 501988. The nearest other listed cemetery is Cave Spring Cemetery, about 1.1 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Redd and Brown Funeral Home in Hopkinsville, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 75 cemeteries we list in Christian County, and 26 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Hopkinsville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Riverside Cemetery
Among them: 2 football players, 1 artist, 1 governor, 1 journalist, 1 US representative, 1 World War II veteran.
- Edgar Cayce1877-1945Purported clairvoyant healer and psychic
- Edward T. Breathitt1924-2003Politician from the US state of Kentucky
- James Breathitt, Jr.1890-1934American politician
- Post Wheeler1869-1956American diplomat
- Jerry Claiborne1928-2000American football player and coach
- John P. Campbell, Jr.1820-1888American politician
- Edmond Chavanne1877-1941American football coach
- Sarah Jane Henderson Means1826-1924American artist
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
36.87560, -87.48028
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
- Cave Spring CemeteryHopkinsville, KYCemetery1.1 mi
- Hord Cemetery Number 1Hopkinsville, KYCemetery3.1 mi
- Haddock CemeteryHopkinsville, KYCemetery3.4 mi
- Dick Boyd CemeteryHopkinsville, KYCemetery4.7 mi
- Green Hill Memorial GardensHopkinsville, KYMemorial park4.8 mi
- Boyd CemeteryHopkinsville, KYCemetery5.4 mi
- Kentucky Veteran's Cemetery WestHopkinsville, KYCemetery5.5 mi
- Gray CemeteryHopkinsville, KYCemetery6.8 mi
- Shaw CemeteryHopkinsville, KYCemetery7.8 mi
- Wood CemeteryHopkinsville, KYCemetery7.9 mi
Funeral homes near Riverside Cemetery
- Hopkinsville Monument Company0.2 miMonument dealer · Hopkinsville · (270) 885-8723
- Redd and Brown Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Hopkinsville · (270) 962-7421
- Taylor's Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Hopkinsville · (270) 962-7181
- Brooks Haven Memorial Funeral0.6 miFuneral home · Hopkinsville · (270) 886-2484
- Adams & Sons Mortuary0.8 miMortuary · Hopkinsville · (270) 886-2300
- Gamble Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Hopkinsville · (270) 885-8819
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