Facilities

History

Riverside Memorial Park was established by a private company in 1910 in the Campostella Heights area of Norfolk. The City of Norfolk purchased it in 1971. Riverside has a unique design – like the spokes of a wheel extending outward from a central main circle creating pie slice shaped sections. Since 1995, over 200 trees have been planted at Riverside as part of an ongoing urban forestry program thereby contributing to the arboreal ambiance of the park. The Hendricks family owned and operated the cemetery in its early days while operating a monument company on site; thus, there are many large family monuments in the older sections of the park. The Langley Angel Monument located in the Magnolia Section is the largest of these.

Riverside was once the home of a large bell tower built in the main circle. The bell would chime when funeral services were conducted and was heard throughout the neighborhood. The US Army used the bell tower as a lookout during WWII as Riverside is one of the highest points in Tidewater. A US Army camp was maintained in the back of the cemetery during that time for the same reason. Unfortunately, the bell tower fell into disrepair and was demolished in the 1970s. The cemetery’s original office, gate and columns were removed in the ‘80s and ‘90s.

Riverside has a variety of graves for sale. 

• The Riverside office is open ONLY for funeral arrangements which require an appointment. 

• We do not offer WALK-IN services.

• All other services like grave locations, visit our website at www.norfolk.gov/cemeteries or call 757-441-1752

Aerial Photograph & Map

• View a map of Riverside Memorial Park 
• View an aerial photo of Riverside Memorial Park

Interment Information Online

The Norfolk Bureau of Cemeteries' interment database is now available online via WebCemeteries.com. The Bureau's database does not include obituaries or monument photographs.  USGenWeb Archives, a cooperative network of volunteers that provides genealogical information on the internet, provides many of these in its interment catalog of Riverside Memorial Park.  If you cannot locate an interment, please call 757-441-1967 or email for more information. 

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