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Welcome to Riverdale ...

Riverdale is located in Norfolk County<1>.

Riverdale is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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 Norfolk County, we know of another 3 Massachusetts communities named Riverdale. Those communities are located in the following counties: Essex, Hampden 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.

  • Boston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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    • Boston is located in Suffolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
  • Cambridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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    • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
  • Brockton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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    • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
  • Lynn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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    • Lynn is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
  • Quincy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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    • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
  • Newton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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    • Newton is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
  • Somerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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    • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
  • Framingham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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    • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
  • Waltham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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    • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
  • Medford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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    • Medford is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Norfolk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Riverdale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.