About Riverside Cemetery
Riverside Cemetery is a cemetery near Cody, Park County, Wyoming. It lies about 1.4 mi east of Cody. The grounds sit at about 5,036 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including Craig L. Thomas, Frank L. Houx and Milward Simpson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1593487. The nearest other listed cemetery is Christ Episcopal Church Memorial Garden Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Ballard Funeral Home in Cody, about 1.8 mi away. It is one of 18 cemeteries we list in Park County, and 4 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 18 listings in Park County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Cody. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Riverside Cemetery
Among them: 2 governors, 2 US representatives, 2 US senators, 2 World War I veterans, 1 baseball player.
- Craig L. Thomas1933-2007American politician
- Frank L. Houx1854-1941American politician
- Milward Simpson1897-1993American politician
- Paul Ranous Greever1891-1943Politician and United States Army officer
- Peerage person ID=347442
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
44.51879, -109.08316
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
Funeral homes near Riverside Cemetery
- Ballard Funeral Home1.8 miFuneral home · Cody · (307) 587-3011
- Thompson Funeral and Cremation Services23 miCremation provider · Powell · (307) 754-3322
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