Established 1892 Country USA Owned by City of Rochester Founded 1892 | Location Rochester, New York Type public Size 123 acres (498,000 m²) Phone +1 585-428-7775 | |
Address 2650 Lake Ave, Rochester, NY 14612, USA Hours Closed today SundayClosedMonday8:30AM–3:30PMTuesday8:30AM–3:30PMWednesday8:30AM–3:30PMThursday8:30AM–3:30PMFriday8:30AM–3:30PMSaturdayClosed Burials Kate Gleason, Lee Morse, John Strong, Noadiah Russell, Robert Wilcox, Jonas Platt, Thomas Allen Similar Mount Hope Cemetery, Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Waad Hakolel Cemetery, Ridge Road Cemetery, Irondequoit Cemetery | ||
Riverside Cemetery in Rochester, New York was founded in 1892 to serve the growing population in the northern part of the city. Situated on 123 acres (498,000 m²) (0.2 square miles) of land between Lake Avenue and the Genesee River, the cemetery is the permanent resting place of over 250,000 people. Since 1942, the cemetery has been owned and operated by the City of Rochester.
Notable burials
Riverside's Section O is the resting place of American military veterans of the American Civil War and World War I.
References
Riverside Cemetery (Rochester, New York) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA