Riverside Cemetery
The Primary Burial Ground for Jackson, Tennessee in the 19th Century
The Cemetery Books
The definitive book on Riverside Cemetery is Tombstone Inscriptions in Historic Riverside Cemetery in Jackson, Tennessee,
by Jonathan K. T. Smith.
Riverside Cemetery Tombstone Inscriptions, 1830-1975, Jackson, Tennessee. This book has been in print and for sale. Contact the Mid-West Tennessee Genealogical Society for information about availability and cost.
Tombstone Inscriptions, compiled by Ingram James in 1937. This volume was compiled as part of the Historical Records Survey under the WPA and is available on microfilm from the Tennessee State Library and Archives. A Surname Index is available online.
Riverside Cemetery from Tombstone Inscriptions from Black Cemeteries in Madison County, Tennessee, compiled by Jonathan K. T. Smith, lists known black burials in Riverside Cemetery.
The Scrapbooks
History
Files Mentioning Burials at Riverside Cemetery
- Death Certificate Data, 1914-1924 (in Scrapbook, Part VI; only for those under age 60)
- Civil War Veterans Buried Riverside Cemetery, Jackson, Tenn., Jonathan K. T. Smith
- Griffin Funeral Home Burial Ledger (in Scrapbook, Part III)
- Griffin Funeral Home Records of Burials in Riverside Cemetery (in Scrapbook, Part IV)
- Robert Cartmell Diaries (Scrapbook, Part V)
- Sexton Reports to the Jackson City Council, 1858-1860; 1868-1878 (in Scrapbook, Part IV)
- St. Luke's Episcopal Church Burial Registers (in Scrapbook, Part II)
- St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church Burial Register (in Scrapbook, Part III)
Miscellaneous Riverside Cemetery Files
- A Day Spent Among the Tombs, Capt. T. M. Gates
- Allison-Dudley Mausoleum, Riverside Cemetery, post-tornado photographs from Wanda Lee
- Allison-Dudley Mausoleum, Riverside Cemetery,
part 2, New Mausoleum photos from Wanda Lee
- Colonel John H. Gibson's Remains Likely Buried in Riverside Cemetery (in Scrapbook, Part II)
- Index to Lot Owners, Riverside Cemetery (1939), by Barbara M. (Mrs. R. E.) Richardson
- Surname Index for the WPA Tombstone Listings of Riverside Cemetery, Jonathan K. T. Smith
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