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 Riverdale (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 Riverdale. 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 and doctors 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.
Riverdale is located in Norfolk County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Norfolk County: Bristol, Middlesex, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester & Providence (RI).
Below are the counties that are near Riverdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Riverdale:
- Norfolk County (The home county of Riverdale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverdale, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
- Westbrook Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westbrook Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Dedham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dedham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,345 people
- Needham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Needham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
- Needham Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Needham Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Heights
- Ashcroft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashcroft is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
- Readville Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Readville Manor is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville Manor
- Babson Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Babson Park is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park
- Westwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,384 people
- Charles River Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Milton Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
- Brookline Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Brookline
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brookline is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
- Dover
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverdale, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
- North Easton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Easton Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Easton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
- Mansfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- South Easton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- East Mansfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- Furnace Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Attleboro Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
- North Attleboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- Norton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Chartley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chartley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley
- Raynham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- Attleboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverdale, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
- Cliftondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cliftondale is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftondale
- Pleasant Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Saugus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saugus is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
- Nahant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nahant is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
- West Lynn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- Lynn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
- East Lynn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- East Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Lynnfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lynnfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
- Swampscott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Swampscott is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
- Clifton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Peabody
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peabody is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
- West Peabody
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Peabody is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peabody
- Marblehead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marblehead is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverdale, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
- Eliot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Newton Highlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Newton Upper Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- Chestnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Newton Centre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre
- Newton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
- Waban
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waban is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waban
- Newtonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Newton Lower Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Lower Falls
- Nonantum ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nonantum is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonantum
- North Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- Watertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Watertown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Estimated population in 2015: 34,319 people
- Auburndale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Auburndale is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverdale, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
- Hull
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hull is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
- Hingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
- West Hingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham
- Montello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Bayside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bayside is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Kenberma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kenberma is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenberma
- Brockton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- North Abington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
- Abington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
- Accord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Accord is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- Rockland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
- Cochesett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cochesett is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochesett
- Whitman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Whitman is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,295 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverdale, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
- Highland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- West Roxbury
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- Hyde Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Roslindale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Stonybrook Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Readville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
- Mattapan Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Mattapan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Jamaica Plain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- Ashmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
- Dorchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Brighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Roxbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverdale, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
- Fayville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fayville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- Cordaville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cordaville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville
- Southborough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Southborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,200 people
- Southville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Southville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- Milford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- South Milford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Hopedale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopedale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
- White City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Mendon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mendon is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
- Upton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Upton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,088 people
- Westborough
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Westborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,063 people
- East Blackstone
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
- Chapinville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chapinville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapinville
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverdale, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Arnold Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills
- Cumberland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
- Cumberland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill
- Hamlet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Woonsocket
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
- Albion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Berkeley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
- Branch Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village
- Union Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Lime Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lime Rock is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- Lincoln
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,941 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Riverdale, see our County-by-County Page for Riverdale.
Cemeteries Near Riverdale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riverdale.
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 Riverdale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Riverdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Riverdale, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Village Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brookdare Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brookdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Adath Jeshurun Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hebrew Progressive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Baker Street Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Benedict Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Boston Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Gardens Cemetery
- The Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
- The Gardens at Gethsemane Cemetery
- Gethsemane Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91017 <1>
- Continue List (662 more) ...
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Riverdale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Riverdale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Riverdale, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
- West Roxbury
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- Highland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Dedham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dedham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,345 people
- Endicott
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Endicott is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
- Clarendon Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clarendon Hills is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon Hills
- Mount Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Roslindale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslindale
- Needham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Needham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
- Islington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Islington is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islington
- Ashcroft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashcroft is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
- Newton Highlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Highlands
- Eliot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eliot is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
- Continue List (25 more) ...
- Newton Upper Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- Charles River Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Newton Centre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Newton Centre is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Centre
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Riverdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riverdale.
Newspapers Published in Riverdale ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverdale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riverdale, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riverdale.
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 Riverdale:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Norfolk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Essex County
- Middlesex County
- Plymouth County
- Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- Providence County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <3> | 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 Riverdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Riverdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |