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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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 Warren County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Warren County: Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Logan & Simpson.
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:
- Warren County (The home county of Riverside)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Richardsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Rockland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Anna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Hadley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Bowling Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
- Springhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Plum Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Rockfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Gotts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Smiths Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Woodburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Alvaton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Meador
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Trammel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Halfway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Halifax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Yesse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Mount Aerial
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Pope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Park City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Highland Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Beckton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Rocky Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Falls-of-Rough
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Horn Back Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Woodbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Jetson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Whittinghill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Brooklyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Morgantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aberdeen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Welch's Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Richelieu
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Mining City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Silver City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Provo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Quality
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Quality is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Roundhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Huff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Sunfish
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Lindseyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Brownsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sweeden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Bee Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rhoda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Kyrock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Rocky Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Stockholm
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Mammoth Cave
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Union City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Shrewsbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Caneyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Spring Lick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Millwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Black Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Tousey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Yeaman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Short Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Peonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Leitchfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Duff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Higdon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Clarkson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Dogcreek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Cub Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Winesap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- South Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lost City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Wolf Lick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- Lewisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Agnes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Agnes is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Russellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Skilesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Ennis
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Dunmor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Beechmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Belton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Belton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Former name for Belton:
- Yost
- Browder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Beech Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beech Creek is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
- Drakesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Nonnell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
- Former name for Nonnell:
- Tarma
- Bevier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Cleaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Rosewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rosewood is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Arnold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Select
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Cromwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Mount Pleasant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Horse Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Rosine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Dam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- McHenry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Olaton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Echols
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Rockport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Hartford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centertown is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Salmons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Gold City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
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.
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Roan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Finney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Threlkel - McClung Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nudger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Phelps Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green River Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cardwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Peyton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (248 more) ...
- Peyton Phelps Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Johnson 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Riverside had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Rockland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Greencastle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greencastle is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Richardsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Woodbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Reedyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Reedyville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedyville
- Hadley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Sugar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Brooklyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Sand Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Big Reedy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Reedy is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Reedy
- Lee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lee is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Morgantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Aberdeen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Girkin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Girkin is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girkin
- Huff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
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 50 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 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. 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 start 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 Kentucky
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Breckinridge County
- Butler County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Hart County
- Logan County
- Muhlenberg County
- Ohio County
- Simpson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) 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'. |
| <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. |