Historical Marker

Historic Riverdale Cemetery

Columbus · Muscogee County · Erected 2008

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Opened in 1890 when Linwood Cemetery filled, Riverdale grew into the largest of the city's municipal burying grounds. Its 1915 entrance building held a chapel and a bell tower over an arched passage for funeral processions.

About this site

Historic Riverdale Cemetery is a historical marker in Columbus, Muscogee County, erected in 2008. It is one of 92 historical markers documented in Muscogee County, among 248 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.4490, -84.9797 near Columbus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Moses Dallas: Confederate Naval Pilot/American Slave (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Riverdale Cemetery, Hero's Memorial, and East Porterdale Cemetery.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 32.4490, -84.9797 · Columbus, Muscogee County

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