Marker location: Just N.E. of Iola on Hwy 161

RIVERSIDE CEMETERY
Historic Beginnings In 1850s

While the Riverside Cemetery was not officially established until 1860, records indicate that a desire had been expressed to establish a cemetery at this location as early as 1857, while Mary McIntire (1816-1856) was the first recorded interment in these grounds. The original plot was acquired from Salome and A. F. Stearns by the Township of Iola in 1860 for $20, with the purpose of the acquisition being to establish a cemetery...

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