Welcome to Riverdale ...

Riverdale is located in Essex 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 1863.

Riverdale is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Riverdale lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Riverdale ...

While we believe that this Riverdale is located in Essex County, we know of another 3 Massachusetts communities named Riverdale. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hampden, Norfolk and Worcester County.

Beyond Massachusetts, 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), Idaho (3), Illinois (4), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Maryland (2), 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.

• Lynn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Peabody
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
  • Peabody is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
• Salem
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
• Beverly
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Beverly is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
• Danvers
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
  • Danvers is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,571 people
• Marblehead
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marblehead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
  • Marblehead is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
• Newburyport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
  • Newburyport is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
• Swampscott
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott
  • Swampscott is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
• Ipswich
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipswich
  • Ipswich is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,091 people
• Middleton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
  • Middleton is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,107 people

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.<4>

From that list, the Riverdale post office opened in 1863.

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 Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/