About Riverview Cemetery
Riverview Cemetery is a jewish cemetery near Oakwood, Montgomery County, Ohio. It lies about 0.9 mi east of Oakwood. The grounds sit at about 810 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Frank Simon, Frank Levin and Rebecca Altman. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1045065. The nearest funeral home we know of is Meyer-Boehmer & Reis Funeral Home in Dayton, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 105 cemeteries we list in Montgomery County, and 79 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 3 of the 105 listings in Montgomery County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Oakwood. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Riverview Cemetery
Among them: 1 musician, 1 scientist, 1 writer.
- Frank Simon1889-1967American composer
- Frank Levin1927-2011Born: 19 June 1927 in Dayton, Ohio, USA; Died: 2 October 2011 in Swansea, Wales Ph.D. The University of Cincinnati 1955
- Rebecca Altman1880-1957Writer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Riverview 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
39.72919, -84.19015
What Riverview 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
- Beth Abraham CemeteryOakwood, OHJewish cemetery0.1 mi
- Calvary Cemetery1625 Calvary Drive, Dayton, OHCatholic cemetery0.8 mi
- Jewish CemeteryDayton, OHJewish cemetery0.9 mi
- The Saint Kateri Preserve for Natural Burial at Calvary CemeteryMoraine, OHNatural burial ground1.0 mi
- University of Dayton CemeteryOakwood, OHCemetery1.1 mi
- Marianist CemeteryOakwood, OHCemetery1.1 mi
- Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum118 Woodland Avenue, Dayton, OHCemetery1.2 mi
- Old Greencastle CemeteryDayton, OHCemetery1.4 mi
- Greencastle CemeteryDayton, OHCemetery2.0 mi
- Zion Memorial United Church of Christ CemeteryMoraine, OHChurch cemetery2.7 mi
Funeral homes near Riverview Cemetery
- Meyer-Boehmer & Reis Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Dayton · (937) 223-9119
- Schlientz & Moore Funeral Home1.6 miFuneral home · Dayton · (937) 253-1441
- Westbrock Funeral Home, Inc.1.6 miFuneral home · Dayton · (937) 253-6161
- Smith Funeral Home2.0 miFuneral home · Dayton · (937) 223-6653
- Bowman Funeral Chapel2.3 miFuneral chapel · Dayton · (937) 268-6869
- Tobias Funeral Home - Belmont Chapel2.5 miFuneral home · Dayton · (937) 252-3122
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
Is Riverview Cemetery a Jewish cemetery?
Our records list a Jewish affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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