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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 and doctors 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 Essex County.

To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Essex County: Middlesex, Suffolk & Rockingham (NH).

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:

  • Essex County     (The home county of Riverside)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
    • Groveland
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
      • Groveland is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
    • Haverhill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
      • Haverhill is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
    • Bradford
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
      • Bradford is located in Essex County
    • Ward Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ward Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
      • Ward Hill is located in Essex County
    • Rocks Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
      • Rocks Village is located in Essex County
    • West Boxford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Boxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boxford
      • West Boxford is located in Essex County
    • Georgetown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
    • West Newbury
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
      • West Newbury is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,781 people
    • Byfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
      • Byfield is located in Essex County
    • Merrimac
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrimac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
      • Merrimac is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
    • Lawrence
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
      • Lawrence is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
    • Ayers Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayers Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
      • Ayers Village is located in Essex County
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
    • North Reading
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
      • North Reading is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,904 people
    • West Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
      • West Village is located in Middlesex County
    • Dracut
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dracut
      • Dracut is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,423 people
    • Tewksbury
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewksbury
      • Tewksbury is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,970 people
    • Reading
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reading have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
      • Reading is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,535 people
    • Wilmington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
      • Wilmington is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,287 people
    • Ayres City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayres City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres City
      • Ayres City is located in Middlesex County
    • Lowell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Lowell is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
    • Collinsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Collinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
      • Collinsville is located in Middlesex County
    • Montrose
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montrose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
      • Montrose is located in Middlesex County
    • Billerica
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billerica
      • Billerica is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,021 people
    • Middlesex Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlesex Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Village
      • Middlesex Village is located in Middlesex County
  • Norfolk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
    • Brookline Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookline Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
      • Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
    • Brookline
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
      • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
  • Suffolk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
    • Revere
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
      • Revere is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
    • Chelsea
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
      • Chelsea is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,230 people
    • Charlestown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
      • Charlestown is located in Suffolk County
    • Winthrop
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
      • Winthrop is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,446 people
    • Boston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
    • East Boston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
      • East Boston is located in Suffolk County
    • Allston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
      • Allston is located in Suffolk County
    • Bay Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
      • Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
    • Point Shirley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Shirley
      • Point Shirley is located in Suffolk County
    • Brighton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Brighton is located in Suffolk County
    • South Boston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
      • South Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Worcester County
    • Shaker Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
      • Shaker Village is located in Worcester County
  • Hillsborough County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
    • Pelham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
      • Pelham is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,306 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <3>
    • Hudson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,620 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <3>
    • Nashua
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
      • Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <3>
    • Litchfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
      • Litchfield is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,658 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <3>
    • Massabesic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massabesic
      • Massabesic is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • East Merrimack
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Merrimack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Merrimack
      • East Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Merrimack
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimack
      • Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,452 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrimack <3>
    • Reeds Ferry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
      • Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Hollis Depot
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hollis Depot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot
      • Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • South Merrimack
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Merrimack. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Merrimack
      • South Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
    • Bedford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
      • Bedford is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <3>
    • Manchester
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <3>
  • Merrimack County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
    • South Hooksett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hooksett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hooksett
      • South Hooksett is located in Merrimack County (NH)
    • Martin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Martin is located in Merrimack County (NH)
  • Rockingham County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
    • Plaistow
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaistow
      • Plaistow is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plaistow <3>
    • Newton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Newton is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,934 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <3>
    • Atkinson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
      • Atkinson is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkinson <3>
    • Salem
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,641 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <3>
    • Wilson Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
      • Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • South Hampton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Danville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Danville is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,596 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <3>
    • Hampstead
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
      • Hampstead is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,612 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampstead <3>
    • North Salem
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • East Kingston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Kingston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Kingston is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <3>
    • Monahan Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monahan Corners
      • Monahan Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • Strafford County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
    • Glenmere Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
      • Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Lee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
      • Lee is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <3>
    • Durham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Durham is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,441 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <3>
    • Madbury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madbury
      • Madbury is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Lithuanian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Walnut Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Linwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pentucket Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Merrimack Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merrimack Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merrimack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Children of Israel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Children of Israel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Children of Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Haverhill City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haverhill City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haverhill City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. James Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hilldale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilldale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilldale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (502 more) ...
    • Brookside Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Harmony Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Harmony Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Georgetown.
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SAL.801 <5>
    • Union Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 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.<6>

While we didn't find Riverside in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Riverside.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.

  • Groveland
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
    • Groveland is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
  • South Groveland
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Groveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Groveland
    • South Groveland is located in Essex County
  • Haverhill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
    • Haverhill is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
  • Bradford
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Bradford is located in Essex County
  • Ward Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ward Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
    • Ward Hill is located in Essex County
  • West Boxford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Boxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boxford
    • West Boxford is located in Essex County
  • Georgetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
  • South Georgetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Georgetown
    • South Georgetown is located in Essex County
  • West Newbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
    • West Newbury is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,781 people
  • Plaistow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaistow
    • Plaistow is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,735 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plaistow <3>
  • Byfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
    • Byfield is located in Essex County
  • Merrimacport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrimacport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimacport
    • Merrimacport is located in Essex County
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    • Merrimac
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrimac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
      • Merrimac is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
    • Westville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
      • Westville is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Methuen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Methuen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
      • Methuen is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people

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 107 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 13 miles [20.9 km]<7>. 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 first visit 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:

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

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.

<6>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.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riverside) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riverside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7640, Longitude: -71.0495       In this case, the coordinates for Riverside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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