Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1901.
“Riverside Cemetery is a historic cemetery located near Apalachin in Tioga County, New York. It was established in 1802, with late-19th century additions and an addition in 1939.”
Wikipedia article Riverside Cemetery (Apalachin, New York), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 57 National Register listings published here for Tioga County · listed in 2014 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 91 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 159 fires within 5 miles of Riverside Cemetery between 1992 and 2020, burning about 153 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 22 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 62 |
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 18 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 14 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Riverside Cemetery: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Nichols Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wormuth Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wormuth Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Apalachin, the town this property stands in, in 35 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 15 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 6 flash flood, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2011 | Flash Flood | Apalachin | $25,000,000 | Catastrophic flash flooding occurred in the Apalachian area. Many roads were flooded, with streams flowing in people's yards. Houses, roads and bridges were severely damaged. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Apalachin | $70,000 | A microburst hit Apalachin NY at 948 pm EDT Wednesday 7/7/21 |as winds up to 80 mph blasted to the northeast and ended around |Campville at 950 pm EDT. The winds were strongest from McFadden |Road to Shady Hill Road and Route 434 near the eastern end of |Main Street. The winds in these areas were between 70 and 80 mph. |The rest of the Apalachin and Campville areas had winds of 60 to |70 mph estimated. The strongest winds lasted about 2 minutes. |Numerous trees were blown down with many structures having |minor damage and a few sustaining major damage from trees |falling on them. ||This area of damage was within a much broader area of thunderstorm |wind damage of 50 to 60 mph that hit many areas in Broome and Tioga |Counties in NY Wednesday evening July 7th, 2021. |
| May 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Apalachin | $50,000 | A supercell thunderstorm became tornadic across extreme southeastern section of the county. A tornado touched down in the town of Apalachin around 5:30 pm EDT just west of the Tioga/Broome county line. The tornado skipped along hilltop sections, snapping off trees along its path and causing considerable damage to the back porch of a house. The storm then pushed eastward into Broome county and continued to intensify. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Apalachin | $25,000 | Water was flowing over multiple roadways in the Campville area. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Apalachin | $20,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over trees which caused structural damage on a house. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | South Apalachin | $20,000 | Water rescues were ongoing from Nichols to South Apalachin along Apalachin Creek and Harnick Roads. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Apalachin | $12,000 | Portions of Route 434 were closed. Water washed out portions of the road and a culvert. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Apalachin | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down multiple trees in the Apalachin area. |
| November 2006 | Flash Flood | Apalachin | $10,000 | Numerous roads washed out. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Apalachin | $10,000 | A thunderstorm intensified to severe limits over southeastern portions of the county. Several large trees were toppled in Apalachin around 7:30 pm EDT. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Apalachin | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds snapped multiple trees. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Apalachin | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Apalachin | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down wires on Pennsylvania Avenue. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Apalachin | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Apalachin | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto wires. |
| May 2017 | Lightning | Apalachin | $2,000 | Lightning struck a tree. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Apalachin | $2,000 | no account filed |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Apalachin | $1,000 | Trees were blown down. Dime size hail also fell. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Apalachin | $1,000 | Trees were blown down on Lilly Hill Road and Long Creek Road. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Apalachin | - | Pea size hail also fell. |
| September 2011 | Flash Flood | Apalachin | - | Several roads were flooded in Apalachin. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Apalachin | - | A few trees were blown down. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Apalachin | - | 0.75 inch hail. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Apalachin | - | Emergency managament reported several trees blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Apalachin | - | SKYWARN storm spotters reported 3/4 inch diameter hail in Apalachin. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Apalachin | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Apalachin | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Apalachin | - | no account filed |
| September 2011 | Hail | Apalachin | - | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Hail | Apalachin | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Apalachin | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Apalachin | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Apalachin | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Apalachin | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Apalachin | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Hiawatha Farm | 2.7 miles | 1998 |
 | James C. Beecher House | 4.6 miles | 2012 |
 | Owego Central Historic District (Boundary Increase) | 5.3 miles | 1998 |
 | US Post Office-Owego | 5.3 miles | 1989 |
 | 179 Front St, Owego Central Historic District | 5.3 miles | 1980 |
 | Tioga County Courthouse | 5.4 miles | 1972 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 13001093 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Tioga County | All 57 listed properties in this county. |
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