Montford Area Historic District in Asheville in Buncombe County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Riverside Cemetery
Established 1885
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 27, 2022
1. Riverside Cemetery Marker
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior
Erected by United States Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites.
Location. 35° 36.077′ N, 82° 34.283′ W. Marker is in Asheville, North Carolina, in Buncombe County. It is in the the Montford Area Historic District. It is on Birch Street west of Pearson Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 53 Birch St, Asheville NC 28801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Mountains. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Riverside Cemetery (here, next to this marker); Caney (Canie) Brown House (approx. half a mile away); In Honor of Markus and Maria Reich (approx. half a mile away); Richmond Pearson (approx. 0.6 miles away); Wartime Jail (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Riverside Cemetery (approx. 0.7 miles away); Zelda Fitzgerald (approx. Ύ mile away); Buncombe Turnpike (approx. Ύ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Asheville.
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Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 27, 2022
2. Riverside Cemetery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 237 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 8, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
