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Riverside Cemetery, together with the adjoining Oakview Cemetery, makes up the largest historic burial ground in Albany, its grounds crowded with elaborate Victorian-era monuments marking generations of Dougherty County residents. Sited on low ground near the Flint River, the cemetery was among the worst-hit sites during the catastrophic July 1994 flooding brought by Tropical Storm Alberto, which toppled and scattered many of its 19th-century headstones.
Riverside Cemetery is a cemetery in Albany, Dougherty County. It is one of 19 cemeteries documented in Dougherty County, among 62 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 31.5651, -84.1518 near Albany. The nearest cataloged historic site is Oakview Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Albany Civil Rights Institute, Albany State University, and Mount Zion Baptist Church.
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Riverside Cemetery, together with the adjoining Oakview Cemetery, makes up the largest historic burial ground in Albany, its grounds crowded with elaborate Victorian-era monuments marking generations of Dougherty County residents. Sited on low ground near the Flint River, the cemetery was among the worst-hit sites during the catastrophic July 1994 flooding brought by Tropical Storm Alberto, which toppled and scattered many of its 19th-century headstones.
Sources: vanishinggeorgia.com
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