[2] The cemetery was founded in 1872 by a consortium of eighteen fraternal organizations of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias.

The southeast section consists of a long, roughly rectangular plot[4] and the landscaping of this area was designed by Herman J. Schwarzmann.

In 1921, the First and Central Presbyterian church in Rodney Square was demolished and half of the burials in the graveyard were moved to section G of Riverview Cemetery.

[6] A chapel and office was built near the entrance to the cemetery in 1951 and was renovated into a visitor and information center in 2018.

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