Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Riverside (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Riverside. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Riverside is located in Cullman County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cullman County: Blount, Lawrence, Marshall, Morgan, Walker & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Riverside. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Riverside:
- Cullman County (The home county of Riverside)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Baileytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Hanceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holly Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- White City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Garden City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- East Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Simcoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Baileyton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cullman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Good Hope is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Mountain Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mountain Grove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Gum Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gum Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Blountsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Birdie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Nectar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nectar is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Cleveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Royal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Royal is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Bangor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bangor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Huldah is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huldah
- Brooksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Rosa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rosa is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Altoona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Nix ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Gallant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Aurora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Greer ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Howelton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Benson ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Egypt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Ivalee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Mountainboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Trafford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Masseyline
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Masseyline is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyline
- Bradford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Kimberly
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Village Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
- Majestic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Majestic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Palmerdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Palmerdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerdale
- Ayres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Crosston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Crosston is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosston
- Morris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Morris is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
- Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Clay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Hog Jaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Askea Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Arab
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Pine Lake Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Ruth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Douglas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Hyatt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Friendship
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Grassy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Hulaco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Eva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ryan Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Apple Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Lacon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Florette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Falkville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Leesdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Briscoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Morgan City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Cedar Plains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Somerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Springville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Saint Clair Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Steele
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Argo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Ashville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Creel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Creel is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel
- Empire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Empire is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Powellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Powellville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Black Warrior Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Black Warrior Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Warrior Town
- Burrows Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burrows Crossroads is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows Crossroads
- Sipsey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sipsey is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Marylee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Upshaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Addison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Riverside, see our County-by-County Page for Riverside.
Cemeteries Near Riverside ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riverside.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Riverside - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Riverside covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Mulberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Duck River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Center Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem East Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blountsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Curl Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (466 more) ...
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Holly Pond.
- The Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Center Point Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146462 <3>
- Welti Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Riverside in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Riverside.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Walter
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Walter is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter
- Gum Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gum Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Blountsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Joy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Joy is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Holly Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Cleveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Phelan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Phelan is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
- Bangor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bangor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Simcoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Royal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Royal is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Tappan ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tappan is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Huldah is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huldah
- Brooksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Riverside. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riverside.
Newspapers Published in Riverside ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverside.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riverside, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riverside.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Riverside:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Cullman County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Etowah County
- Jefferson County
- Marshall County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair County
- Walker County
- Winston County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riverside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Riverside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |