About Riverside Cemetery
Riverside Cemetery is a cemetery near Wakefield-Peacedale, Washington County, Rhode Island. The grounds sit at about 36 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including William J. Babcock, Frederick C. Olney and Carder Hazard. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1219991. The nearest other listed cemetery is Oak Dell Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Avery-Storti Funeral Home in Wakefield, about 0.2 mi away. It is one of 314 cemeteries we list in Washington County, and 158 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 39 of the 314 listings in Washington County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Wakefield-Peacedale. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Riverside Cemetery
Among them: 1 Medal of Honor recipient.
- William J. Babcock1841-1897Medal of Honor recipient
- Frederick C. Olney1862-1918African-American lawyer
- Carder Hazard1734-1792American judge
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
41.44254, -71.49892
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
- Oak Dell CemeteryWakefield-Peacedale, RICemetery0.3 mi
- New Saint Francis CemeterySouth Kingstown, RICatholic cemetery0.8 mi
- Ebenezer Adams LotWakefield-Peacedale, RICemetery1.4 mi
- Honorable Elisha Watson Lot CemeteryWakefield-Peacedale, RICemetery1.6 mi
- Honorable William Robinson Lot CemeteryNarragansett Pier, RICemetery2.0 mi
- Congdon-Perkins LotNarragansett Pier, RICemetery2.1 mi
- Congregational Church Yard CemeteryNarragansett, RIChurch cemetery2.5 mi
- George Rose LotKingston, RICemetery2.9 mi
- George Babcock LotSouth Kingstown, RICemetery3.0 mi
- Noyes Family CemeteryKingston, RIFamily cemetery3.2 mi
Funeral homes near Riverside Cemetery
- Avery-Storti Funeral Home0.2 miFuneral home · Wakefield · (401) 783-7271
- Rhode Island Cremation Care Center0.2 miCremation provider · Wakefield · (401) 429-9588
- Nardolillo Funeral Home4.5 miFuneral home · Narragansett · (401) 942-1220
- Patrick Quinn Funerals and Cremations (Fagan-Quinn)7.9 miFuneral home · North Kingstown · (401) 295-5603
- Cranston-Murphy Funeral Home9.2 miFuneral home · North Kingstown · (401) 294-4013
- O'Neill-Hayes Funeral Home10.0 miFuneral home · Newport · (401) 846-0932
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