Welcome to Riverside ...

Riverside is located in Plymouth County<1>.

When the people of Riverside refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Riversider<2>

Riverside is near sea level<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Riverside ...

While we believe that this Riverside is located in Plymouth County, we know of another 5 Massachusetts communities named Riverside. Those communities are located in the following counties: Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Hampden and Middlesex County.

Beyond Massachusetts, there are 195 communities that are also named Riverside - they are located in Alabama (4), Arizona, Arkansas (4), British Columbia, California (6), Colorado (3), Connecticut (3), Delaware, Florida (6), Georgia (9), Idaho (4), Illinois, Indiana (5), Iowa (2), Kansas (5), Kentucky (3), Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (4), Michigan (3), Minnesota (3), Mississippi (2), Missouri (5), Montana (6), Nebraska (3), Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Hampshire (2), New Jersey (6), New Mexico (5), New York (7), North Carolina (5), North Dakota, Nova Scotia (4), Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario (7), Oregon (4), Pennsylvania (5), Rhode Island, South Carolina (4), South Dakota (2), Tennessee (9), Texas (3), Utah (4), Vermont (3), Virginia (7), Washington (6), West Virginia (7), Wisconsin (3) and Wyoming (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Riverside.

Communities near Riverside ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Riverside.

• New Bedford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Bedford is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
• Plymouth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
• Barnstable
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 45,193 people
  • Barnstable has also been known as:
  • Barnstable Village
• Barnstable Town
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable Town
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
• Dartmouth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
• Falmouth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
• Middleborough
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
• Wareham
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Wareham is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
• Sandwich
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
• Fairhaven
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 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 Riverside. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Riverside.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Riverside. 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 Riverside.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverside. See our Newspapers Page for Riverside.