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Riverdale Cemetery is a municipal burial ground that the city of Columbus established in 1890 on Victory Drive, on the south side of town near the Chattahoochee River. It grew into one of the city's largest cemeteries, with well over eighteen thousand recorded interments. The grounds include a designated Jewish section, reflecting the mix of communities that settled in the industrial river city. It remains city-owned and in active use today.
Riverdale Cemetery is a cemetery in Columbus, Muscogee County. It is one of 25 cemeteries documented in Muscogee County, among 248 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.4495, -84.9767 near Columbus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Historic Riverdale Cemetery (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Moses Dallas: Confederate Naval Pilot/American Slave, Hero's Memorial, and East Porterdale Cemetery.
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Riverdale Cemetery is a municipal burial ground that the city of Columbus established in 1890 on Victory Drive, on the south side of town near the Chattahoochee River. It grew into one of the city's largest cemeteries, with well over eighteen thousand recorded interments. The grounds include a designated Jewish section, reflecting the mix of communities that settled in the industrial river city. It remains city-owned and in active use today.
Sources: findagrave.com
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