Riverside Cemetery in Defiance, Ohio

Riverside Cemetery is a cemetery near Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio. It lies about 1.5 mi northeast of Defiance. The grounds sit at about 692 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 8 notable people buried here, including William D. Hill, Charles J. Thompson and Asel Hagerty. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1048364. The nearest other listed cemetery is Frazee Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Schaffer Funeral Home in Defiance, about 1.1 mi away. It is one of 63 cemeteries we list in Defiance County, and 58 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Defiance. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 2 journalists, 2 US representatives, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 physician, 1 writer.

• William D. Hill1833-1906
  American politician
• Charles J. Thompson1862-1932
  American politician
• Asel Hagerty1837-1919
  American soldier who fought in the American Civil War; Medal of Honor recipient
• Charles Elihu Slocum1841-1915
  American physician and historian
• Mina Pearl Ashton1881-1972
  American writer
• Edwin Phelps1815-1897
• Francis P. Weisenburger1900-1980
  American history professor
• Mary Woodward Phelps1818-1841

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.

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.

• Frazee Cemetery

  Defiance, OH
  Cemetery

  0.5 mi
• Catholic Cemetery (historical)

  Defiance, OH
  Catholic cemetery

  0.6 mi
• Kahol Cemetery

  Defiance, OH
  Cemetery

  1.3 mi
• Presbyterian Cemetery (historical)

  Defiance, OH
  Presbyterian cemetery

  1.3 mi
• Foster Cemetery

  Defiance, OH
  Cemetery

  1.4 mi
• Brunersburg Cemetery

  Defiance, OH
  Cemetery

  2.5 mi
• Taylor Cemetery

  Defiance, OH
  Cemetery

  2.9 mi
• Cromley Cemetery

  Defiance, OH
  Cemetery

  3.5 mi
• Shoemaker Cemetery

  Defiance, OH
  Cemetery

  3.6 mi
• Noble and Tiffin Cemetery

  Defiance, OH
  Cemetery

  4.1 mi

• Schaffer Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Defiance · (419) 784-2441
  1.1 mi
• Lawson-Roessner Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Defiance · (419) 782-0075
  1.2 mi
• Schaffer Funeral Home, Inc.

  Funeral home · Defiance · (419) 784-2441
  1.2 mi
• Defiance Memorials

  Monument dealer · Defiance · (419) 784-2350
  1.4 mi
• Oberlin-Turnbull Funeral Home & Crematory

  Cremation provider · Sherwood · (419) 899-2101
  9.0 mi
• Heitmeyer Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Oakwood · (419) 594-3660
  12 mi

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