About Riverview Cemetery
Riverview Cemetery is a cemetery in Wilmington, Windham County, Vermont. The grounds sit at about 1,617 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Hosea Mann, Elswyth Thane and Daniel Austin. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1461335. The nearest other listed cemetery is Restland Cemetery, about 0.9 mi to the southwest. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Covey, Allen & Shea Funeral & Cremation Service in Wilmington, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 183 cemeteries we list in Windham County, and 58 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
Notable people buried at Riverview Cemetery
Among them: 1 writer.
- Hosea Mann1858-1948Member of Vermont House of Representatives
- Elswyth Thane1900-1984American writer
- Roger Cornwall Elias Birchard1756-1805Maternal grandfather of U.S. president Rutherford B. Hayes
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
42.87676, -72.85932
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
- Restland Cemetery4 Church Street, Wilmington, VTCemetery0.9 mi
- Averell Cemetery256 Vermont Route 9 East, Wilmington, VTCemetery1.2 mi
- Cutting CemeteryDover, VTCemetery2.8 mi
- Lamb CemeteryDover, VTCemetery2.9 mi
- West Dover Village CemeteryDover, VTMunicipal cemetery4.3 mi
- Old Hogback - West Marlboro CemeteryDover, VTCemetery4.3 mi
- Roberts CemeteryDover, VTCemetery4.3 mi
- Gates CemeteryDover, VTCemetery4.6 mi
- Jewell - Wheeler Hill CemeteryDover, VTCemetery4.9 mi
- Baldwin CemeteryDover, VTCemetery5.3 mi
Funeral homes near Riverview Cemetery
- Covey, Allen & Shea Funeral & Cremation Service0.8 miCremation provider · Wilmington · (802) 464-3782
- Phaneuf Funeral Homes & Crematorium15 miCremation provider · Brattleboro · (802) 254-5655
- Atamaniuk Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Brattleboro · (802) 254-8183
- E.P. Mahar & Son Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Bennington · (802) 442-2516
- J. A. Mahar Monuments17 miMonument dealer · Bennington · (802) 440-5178
- Devlin Funeral Home - Bennington Vermont17 miFuneral home · Bennington · (802) 430-8236
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Riverview Cemetery located?
Riverview Cemetery is at 74 Stowe Hill Road, Wilmington, VT 05363 in Windham County. GPS coordinates: 42.87676, -72.85932.
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