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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Riverside is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Berkshire, Hampshire, Worcester, Cheshire (NH) & Windham (VT).
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:
- Franklin County (The home county of Riverside)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Factory Village ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Factory Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
- Factory Village is located in Franklin County
- Turners Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners Falls
- Turners Falls is located in Franklin County
- Montague City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague City
- Montague City is located in Franklin County
- Gill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Millers Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Falls
- Millers Falls is located in Franklin County
- Greenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
- Bernardston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernardston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardston
- Bernardston is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
- Lake Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pleasant
- Lake Pleasant is located in Franklin County
- Montague
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Montague is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
- Deerfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
- Erving
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erving
- Erving is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
- Leyden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berkshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Drury
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Drury is located in Berkshire County
- Florida
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Florida is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Savoy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
- Savoy is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Windsor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Peru
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Renfrew
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Adams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
- Arnoldville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldville
- Arnoldville is located in Berkshire County
- North Adams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- North Adams is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,737 people
- Town Crest Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Crest Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Crest Village
- Town Crest Village is located in Berkshire County
- Hampden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Ludlow City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow City
- Ludlow City is located in Hampden County
- Holyoke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
- Holyoke is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
- Chester Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Center
- Chester Center is located in Hampden County
- Aldenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
- Aldenville is located in Hampden County
- Montgomery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Montgomery is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 863 people
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- North Amherst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst
- North Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- North Hatfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hatfield
- North Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
- Amherst Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
- Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
- Amherst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
- East Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- East Village is located in Hampshire County
- Hatfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - West Pelham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
- West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Pelham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- West Hatfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hatfield
- West Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
- Goshen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Goshen is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
- Williamsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Williamsburg is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,462 people
- Hadley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Athol
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Athol is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- North Dana ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dana
- North Dana is located in Worcester County
- Royalston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
- Royalston is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
- Dana ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Greenwich Village ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Village
- Greenwich Village is located in Worcester County
- Petersham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersham
- Petersham is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
- Phillipston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Phillipston is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
- Greenwich ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Brooks Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Village
- Brooks Village is located in Worcester County
- Goulding Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goulding Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding Village
- Goulding Village is located in Worcester County
- Baldwinville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
- Baldwinville is located in Worcester County
- Templeton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cheshire County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Hinsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
- Hinsdale is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinsdale <2>
- Ashuelot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashuelot
- Ashuelot is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashuelot <2>
- Winchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <2>
- Richmond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Richmond is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <2>
- Chesterfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Chesterfield is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <2>
- Spofford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spofford
- Spofford is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spofford <2>
- West Swanzey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Swanzey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Swanzey
- West Swanzey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Swanzey <2>
- East Swanzey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Swanzey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Swanzey
- East Swanzey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Fitzwilliam Depot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
- Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Swanzey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanzey
- Swanzey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanzey <2>
- Fitzwilliam
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam
- Fitzwilliam is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,376 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fitzwilliam <2>
- Troy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Readsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readsboro
- Readsboro is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Readsboro <2>
- Readsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Searsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Stamford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Stamford is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <2>
- Stamford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windham County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- South Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
- South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Guilford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Halifax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Halifax is located in Windham County (VT)
- Fairview Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Village
- Fairview Village is located in Windham County (VT)
- Halifax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Brattleboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
- Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brattleboro <2>
- West Halifax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Halifax
- West Halifax is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Halifax <2>
- Brattleboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brattleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
- Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
- West Brattleboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brattleboro
- West Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Brattleboro <2>
- Ames Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Hill
- Ames Hill is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jacksonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Jacksonville is located in Windham County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Riverside, see our County-by-County Page for 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 80 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 16 miles [25.7 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Massachusetts
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Massachusetts Archives Division
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berkshire County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hampden County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hampshire County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Worcester County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cheshire County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bennington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Windham County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Berkshire County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Franklin County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
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.
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
- High Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Street Cemetery
- Springdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springdale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91749 <4>
- St. Annes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Annes Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2430910 <4>
- Aaron Clark Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aaron Clark Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aaron Clark Memorial Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2337428 <4>
- Our Lady of Czechowski Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Lady of Czechowski Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady of Czechowski Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
- Burnham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnham Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2379156 <4>
- East Mineral Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Mineral Road Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375950 <4>
- Lower Meadow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Meadow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Meadow Cemetery
- Green River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green River Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91036 <4>
- Continue List (427 more) ...
- East Deerfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Deerfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Deerfield Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91074 <4>
- Field Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Field Cemetery
- East Deerfield Cemetery
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.<5>
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.
- Montague City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague City
- Montague City is located in Franklin County
- Greenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
- Cheapside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - East Deerfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deerfield
- East Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Millers Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Falls
- Millers Falls is located in Franklin County
- Northfield Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Farms
- Northfield Farms is located in Franklin County
- Gill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Bernardston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernardston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardston
- Bernardston is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
- Lake Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pleasant
- Lake Pleasant is located in Franklin County
- Deerfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
- Montague
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Montague is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
- Farley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mount Hermon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hermon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Mount Hermon is located in Franklin County
- West Deerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Deerfield
- West Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- East Shelburne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Shelburne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shelburne
- East Shelburne is located in Franklin County
- Mount Hermon
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riverside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6112, Longitude: -72.5468 In this case, the coordinates for Riverside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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. |