Welcome to Riverside ...

Riverside is located in Hanson County<1>.

The location of Riverside has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Riverside, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

When the people of Riverside refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Riversider<3>

Riverside is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Riverside lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Riverside is within the boundaries of the (605) area code.

Communities Also Named Riverside ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Dakota communities named Riverside: This one is located in Hanson County and the other is located in Clay County.

Beyond South Dakota, there are 195 communities that are also named Riverside - they are located in Alabama (4), Arizona, Arkansas (4), British Columbia, California (6), Colorado (3), Connecticut (3), Delaware, Florida (6), Georgia (9), Idaho (4), Illinois, Indiana (5), Iowa (2), Kansas (5), Kentucky (3), Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (4), Massachusetts (6), Michigan (3), Minnesota (3), Mississippi (2), Missouri (5), Montana (6), Nebraska (3), Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Hampshire (2), New Jersey (6), New Mexico (5), New York (7), North Carolina (5), North Dakota, Nova Scotia (4), Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario (7), Oregon (4), Pennsylvania (5), Rhode Island, South Carolina (4), Tennessee (9), Texas (3), Utah (4), Vermont (3), Virginia (7), Washington (6), West Virginia (7), Wisconsin (3) and Wyoming (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Riverside.

Communities near Riverside ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Riverside.

• Mitchell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Mitchell is located in Davison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchell <5>
• Alexandria
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Hanson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <5>
• New Elm Springs Colony
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Elm Springs Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elm Springs Colony
  • New Elm Springs Colony is located in Hutchinson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 600 people
• Emery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
  • Emery is located in Hanson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emery <5>
• Mount Vernon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Davison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
• Ethan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethan
  • Ethan is located in Davison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ethan <5>
• Letcher
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Letcher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letcher
  • Letcher is located in Sanborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Letcher <5>
• Dimock
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dimock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimock
  • Dimock is located in Hutchinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dimock <5>
• Spencer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in McCook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <5>
• Artesian
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artesian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesian
  • Artesian is located in Sanborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Artesian <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Riverside. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Riverside.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Riverside. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riverside.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverside. See our Newspapers Page for Riverside.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riverside ...

Looking for more information about Riverside? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Riverside, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Riverside.

Adding Riverside to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Riverside in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Riverside was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Riverside post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riverside.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Riverside. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/