About Riverside Cemetery
Riverside Cemetery is a cemetery near Toms River, Ocean County, New Jersey. It lies about 1.1 mi south of Toms River. The grounds sit at about 62 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Leonard Lomell and Swede Nordstrom. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 879716. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery, about 1.1 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Anderson & Campbell Funeral Home in Toms River, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 34 cemeteries we list in Ocean County, and 19 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Toms River. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Riverside Cemetery
Among them: 1 football player, 1 business leader, 1 World War II veteran.
- Leonard Lomell1920-2011U.S. Army soldier and attorney
- Swede Nordstrom1896-1963American football player
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
39.96910, -74.20252
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
- Saint Joseph Catholic CemeteryToms River, NJCatholic cemetery1.1 mi
- Old Methodist CemeteryToms River, NJMethodist cemetery1.3 mi
- Cedar Grove CemeteryToms River, NJCemetery1.8 mi
- Toms River Jewish CemeteryPine Lake Park, NJJewish cemetery2.3 mi
- B'Nai Israel Memorial ParkPine Lake Park, NJMemorial park2.4 mi
- Ocean County Memorial ParkLeisure Village East, NJMemorial park4.2 mi
- Silverton CemeteryLeisure Village East, NJCemetery4.5 mi
- Saint Mary of the Lake CemeteryLeisure Village, NJCemetery5.6 mi
- Olam CemeteryLeisure Village, NJCemetery5.9 mi
- Old Saint John's Church CemeteryLakehurst, NJChurch cemetery6.6 mi
Funeral homes near Riverside Cemetery
- Anderson & Campbell Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Toms River · (732) 349-5700
- Carmona-bolen Home For Funerals Llc0.9 miFuneral home · Toms River · (732) 349-1922
- St. Joseph's Adoration Chapel0.9 miFuneral home · Toms River
- Kedz Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Toms River · (732) 349-1234
- Horizon Funeral and Cremation Services Inc.1.7 miCremation provider · Toms River · (732) 276-1740
- Quinn Hopping Funeral Home1.9 miFuneral home · Toms River · (732) 240-3800
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
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