Welcome to Riverdale ...

Riverdale is located in Franklin County<1>.

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

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

Riverdale is 4,550 feet [1,387 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Riverdale is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Riverdale lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Riverdale: (208) and (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Riverdale ...

While we believe that this Riverdale is located in Franklin County, we know of another 2 Idaho communities named Riverdale. Those communities are located in the following counties: Benewah and Oneida County.

Beyond Idaho, there are 71 communities that are also named Riverdale - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (2), Illinois (4), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Massachusetts (4), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador (2), North Carolina (2), North Dakota (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (5), Ontario (3), Oregon (2), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (5), Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Virginia (6) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Riverdale ...

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

• Preston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Preston is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <5>
• Richmond
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <5>
• Lewiston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
  • Lewiston is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
  • Former names for Lewiston:
  • Cub Hill
  • Poverty Flat
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <5>
• Franklin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
• Clarkston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkston
  • Clarkston is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkston <5>
• Trenton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <5>
• Dayton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <5>
• Weston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <5>
• Cornish
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
  • Cornish is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornish <5>
• Clifton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <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 Riverdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Riverdale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riverdale ...

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

Adding Riverdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Riverdale 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 Riverdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riverdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/