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Welcome to Riverside Acres ...

Riverside Acres is located in Gila County<1>.

Riverside Acres is 2,310 feet [704 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Riverside Acres is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Riverside Acres lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Riverside Acres ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Riverside Acres - they are located in Florida and Texas.

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

Communities near Riverside Acres ...

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

  • Jakes Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakes Corner
    • Jakes Corner is located in Gila County
  • Deer Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
    • Deer Creek is located in Gila County
  • Roosevelt
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Gisela
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gisela have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gisela
    • Gisela is located in Gila County
  • Rye
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Rio Verde
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Tortilla Flat
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Oxbow Estates
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow Estates
    • Oxbow Estates is located in Gila County
  • Fort McDowell
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort McDowell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McDowell
    • Fort McDowell is located in Maricopa County
  • Young
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)

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 Acres. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Riverside Acres.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Riverside Acres. 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 Acres.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riverside Acres ...

Looking for more information about Riverside Acres? 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 Acres, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Riverside Acres.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Gila, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Riverside Acres - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.