Riverview Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware

Mailing Address:
Friends of Historic Riverview Cemetery
P.O. Box 2173
Wilmington, DE 19899
Phone: (302) 762-4705

Physical Location:
Riverview Cemetery
3300 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware
Phone: (302) 762-4705

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Riverview Cemetery

     Riverview Cemetery, a Victorian garden cemetery, opened in1872 and consists of 87 acres on both sides of Market Street. There are 36,000 people interred here and space for another 20,000 burials.
     Riverview Cemetery's mission has always been to provide a dignified and affordable final resting place for loved ones regardless of social, ethnic, religious and economic backgrounds.
     In recent years the conditions at Riverview Cemetery have deteriorated. But that will slowly change as the "The Friend's of Historic Riverview Cemetery" are in the process of cleaning up the cemetery in hopes of restoring it to its original glory!

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Please note the following fees associated with Cemetery Operations:

Purchase of New Plot   -   $1,000.00
Burial ( casket or cremains )   -   $500.00
Headstone, Grave Marker, Monument Placement   -   $75.00
      ( Fee waived for government-provided, military gravestones )
Genealogy Look Up:  "Click Here" for request form.

Upcoming Events:
( Volunteer Certificates for Students on request )

Sunday, May 27th at 2:30 pm:  Memorial Day Service:  2nd Delaware Re-enactors will be participating. There will be an Appomattox Camp of the Sons of Union Veterans Grave Dedication.
Saturday, June 16th:  Delaware Center for Horticulture’s 30th Anniversary:  People’s Choice Tour of Wilmington City Gardens including Riverview Cemetery’s Baby Garden.

MONTHLY:  FHRC will host " monthly " volunteer activities on the " Second Saturday " of each month from 9:00 to Noon.   Mark your 2012 calendar now and join us!

This Month's activities
Saturday, May 12st from 9:00 to Noon:  Level the ground next to dirt building, attach weed control material and spread chips.  Place compost on gardens. Add topsoil and grass seed where trees were removed.

Special Links of Interest
     We invite you to check out our links noted below:
" Our past and current newsletters "
" Riverview Cemetery Facts "
" Veterans Interred in Riverview " - - ( List currently being worked on.... incomplete )
" People of Interest Interred in Riverview " - - ( List currently being worked on.... incomplete )
" Delaware Community Foundation " - ( make donations to Riverview Cemetery and many others )
" Timestone Press " - ( A book by Dr. Lee Anderson on Riverview Cemetery and the personal memories of those interred there )

Awards Presented:

" 2011 Greenspace Challenge Winner - Awarded by City "
" 2011 Key Partner Award Recipients "
" 2010 Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Award for Community Service - Dr. Lee Anderson "
" 2010 Good Neighbor Award Recipients "

Not a Member of FHRC ??
     We invite you to join the "Friends of Historic Riverview Cemetery".   We believe that together we can restore and preserve this historic and much-loved cemetery.   For a form please click on the option of your choice below:
"Click Here" for Word Format
"Click Here" for PDF Format
You can also join or get more info by emailing: riverviewfriends@gmail.com

The Riverview Cemetery website was created and is maintained by:
Russ Pickett
Page Last Updated:
Monday, May 7, 2012