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The Riverside Cemetery index lists individuals interred at the Riverside Cemetery in Okanogan County, Washington. See photos. Index information about an individual may include name, birth date, birth place, death date, and names of family members. Index data was compiled by Maggie Rail, a member of the Washington State Cemetery Association who has transcribed over 400 cemeteries since 1993.
Riverside Cemetery is located at Lat: 48° 29' 40"N, Lon: 119° 30' 08"W, T35N R26E Sec 36 1. There are 908 individuals listed in this index. This index is in English. This index is open for research. Transcribed by Maggie Rail, Nov 16, 2000, last edited Sep 14, 2007. Transcription Notes: “Riverside Cemetery is situated on the west side of the highway as you drive south of the town of Riverside on Hwy 97. You can easily spot it off to your right.” “There is a memorial to Mary Williams, 1878-1939, in the cemetery, honoring this dedicated lady for her civic minded efforts which included many hours of labor, plus visiting homes for financial backing to accomplish the restoration of this cemetery. The first owner was a lodge and the first burial was in 1901.” “Sometime after that date, the cemetery must have started to lack good care, causing it to become very rundown. This is why Mary started her project. Since 1930 it has been owned and cared for by the City of Riverside. It is a beautiful cemetery now and very well maintained.” “Since my first readings I have acquired a copy of the sexton files which are complete up to Jan 18, 2006. I have compared my work with these records. Names followed by and asterisk * either did not have a headstone when I was there or are burials since I was there.” “I first walked Riverside cemetery on May 22, 2000, transcribing this work from those readings. As with any older cemetery there were many unidentifiable stones or many missing. I used a digital camera both times I visited the cemetery. I do not have a photo of any of the names with an asterisk.” Contact Information: Riverside Town Hall 101 First Street 509-826-4670 |
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Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], Riverside Cemetery Index, 1914-2000, Office of Secretary of State, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://digitalarchives.wa.gov, [date accessed].
Source: Index and transcription notes donated to the Washington Historical Records Project by Maggie Rail, August 2009. |
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Riverside Cemetery Photos (Okanogan County) 0.1 MB |
