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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 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 Saint Francis County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Francis County: Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Monroe & Woodruff.

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:

  • Saint Francis County     (The home county of Riverside)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
    • Widener
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
      • Widener is located in Saint Francis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
    • Madison
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Saint Francis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <1>
    • Rawlinson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rawlinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
      • Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County
    • Bonair
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
      • Bonair is located in Saint Francis County
    • Forrest City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
      • Forrest City is located in Saint Francis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,654 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forrest City <1>
    • Caldwell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hughes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
      • Hughes is located in Saint Francis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <1>
    • Heth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heth
      • Heth is located in Saint Francis County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heth <1>
    • Colt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
      • Colt is located in Saint Francis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <1>
    • Palestine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
      • Palestine is located in Saint Francis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
    • Goodwin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
      • Goodwin is located in Saint Francis County
    • Wheatley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Crittenden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
    • Proctor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
      • Proctor is located in Crittenden County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <1>
    • Anthonyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthonyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
      • Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
    • Jennette
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennette
      • Jennette is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Horseshoe Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
      • Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • Pinckney
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pinckney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
      • Pinckney is located in Crittenden County
    • Seyppel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seyppel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
      • Seyppel is located in Crittenden County
    • Edmondson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmondson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson
      • Edmondson is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
    • Earle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
      • Earle is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earle <1>
    • Amanca
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanca
      • Amanca is located in Crittenden County
    • Crawfordsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hulbert
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hulbert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
      • Hulbert is located in Crittenden County
    • West Memphis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Memphis
      • West Memphis is located in Crittenden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,158 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Memphis <1>
    • Poindexter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poindexter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
      • Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
  • Cross County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
    • Levesque
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Levesque. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
      • Levesque is located in Cross County
    • Wynne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wynne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynne
      • Wynne is located in Cross County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wynne <1>
    • Parkin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Vanndale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
      • Vanndale is located in Cross County
    • Twist
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twist have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
      • Twist is located in Cross County
    • Cherry Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
      • Cherry Valley is located in Cross County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Valley <1>
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
    • Brickeys
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
      • Brickeys is located in Lee County
    • Bledsoe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
      • Bledsoe is located in Lee County
    • Winona ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
      • Winona is located in Lee County
    • Haynes
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
      • Haynes is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Felton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
      • Felton is located in Lee County
    • Marianna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Peters
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
      • Peters is located in Lee County
    • Aubrey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aubrey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
      • Aubrey is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • LaGrange
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
      • LaGrange is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Phillips Bayou
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
      • Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County
    • Moro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
      • Moro is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <1>
    • Rondo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
      • Rondo is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
    • Vineyard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vineyard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
      • Vineyard is located in Lee County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
    • Fargo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fargo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
      • Fargo is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
    • Monroe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Monroe County
    • Brinkley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brinkley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley
      • Brinkley is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,537 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brinkley <1>
  • Phillips County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
    • Tyner ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
      • Tyner is located in Phillips County
    • Lexa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexa
      • Lexa is located in Phillips County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexa <1>
    • Latour
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Latour. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
      • Latour is located in Phillips County
    • North Creek ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
      • North Creek is located in Phillips County
    • Turkey Scratch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Scratch
      • Turkey Scratch is located in Phillips County
    • Barton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
      • Barton is located in Phillips County
    • West Helena
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Helena - West Helena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena - West Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
      • Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
    • Helena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Huma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
      • Huma is located in Phillips County
  • Woodruff County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
    • Bemis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bemis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
      • Bemis is located in Woodruff County
    • Hunter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
      • Hunter is located in Woodruff County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Morton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Morton is located in Woodruff County
  • DeSoto County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
    • Norfolk
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norfolk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
      • Norfolk is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Lake Cormorant
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake Cormorant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cormorant
      • Lake Cormorant is located in DeSoto County (MS)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Cormorant <1>
    • Newport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Memphis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
      • Memphis is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Glover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
      • Glover is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Walls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
      • Walls is located in DeSoto County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
      • Former name for Walls:
      • Alpika
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <1>
    • Eudora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eudora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
      • Eudora is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Southhaven
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southhaven
      • Southhaven is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Tunica County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
    • Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mhoon Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoon Landing
      • Mhoon Landing is located in Tunica County (MS)
    • North Tunica
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tunica
      • North Tunica is located in Tunica County (MS)
    • Austin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Austin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Austin is located in Tunica County (MS)
    • Tunica
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
      • Tunica is located in Tunica County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunica <1>
    • Banks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Banks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
      • Banks is located in Tunica County (MS)
    • Peyton ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peyton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
      • Peyton is located in Tunica County (MS)
    • Evansville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
      • Evansville is located in Tunica County (MS)
    • Clayton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Tunica County (MS)

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • St. John Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wyles Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wyles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Linden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McDonald Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonald Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Casteel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Casteel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Casteel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Locust Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dansby Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dansby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dansby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forrest City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forrest City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forrest City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Henderson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forrest Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forrest Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forrest Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Clay Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clay Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clay Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Whitmore Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitmore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • New Hebron Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hebron Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

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.

  • Widener
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
    • Widener is located in Saint Francis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
  • Madison
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Madison is located in Saint Francis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <1>
  • Rawlinson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rawlinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
    • Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County
  • Bonair
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
    • Bonair is located in Saint Francis County
  • Forrest City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
    • Forrest City is located in Saint Francis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,654 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forrest City <1>
  • Blackfish
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackfish have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfish
    • Blackfish is located in Saint Francis County
  • Haynes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
    • Haynes is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
  • Bledsoe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
    • Bledsoe is located in Lee County
  • Newcastle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newcastle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
    • Newcastle is located in Saint Francis County
  • Park Place
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Place
    • Park Place is located in Lee County
  • Caldwell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Felton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
    • Felton is located in Lee County
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    • Colt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
      • Colt is located in Saint Francis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <1>
    • Palestine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
      • Palestine is located in Saint Francis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
    • Marianna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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 42 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 19 miles [30.6 km]<6>. 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

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 Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riverside) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riverside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9723, Longitude: -90.6668       In this case, the coordinates for Riverside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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