Welcome to Riverside ...

Riverside is located in Rockbridge County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Riverside, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Riverside, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

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

Riverside is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Riverside lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Riverside: (540)

Communities Also Named Riverside ...

While we believe that this Riverside is located in Rockbridge County, we know of another 6 Virginia communities named Riverside. Those communities are located in the following counties: Grayson, Newport News City, Norfolk City, Roanoke, Smyth and Warren County.

Beyond Virginia, 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), South Dakota (2), Tennessee (9), Texas (3), Utah (4), Vermont (3), 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.

• Lexington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lexington City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
• Buena Vista
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Buena Vista is located in Buena Vista City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <5>
• Glasgow
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Rockbridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <5>
• Goshen
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Rockbridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <5>
• East Lexington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
  • East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
• Alto
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Alto is located in Amherst County
• Fairfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
• Marlbrook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
  • Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
• Buffalo Forge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
  • Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
• Brownsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsburg
  • Brownsburg is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsburg <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.<7>

From that list, the Riverside post office opened in 1882.

We also found Riverside in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Rockbridge County: www.co.rockbridge.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/