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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 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Riverdale is located in Gratiot County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Gratiot County: Clinton, Ionia, Isabella, Midland, Montcalm, Saginaw & Shiawassee.

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:

  • Gratiot County     (The home county of Riverdale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverdale, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
    • Elm Hall
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hall
      • Elm Hall is located in Gratiot County
    • Elwell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sumner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
      • Sumner is located in Gratiot County
    • Forest Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
      • Forest Hill is located in Gratiot County
    • Alma
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Gratiot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <2>
    • Saint Louis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Ithaca
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ithaca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
      • Ithaca is located in Gratiot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <2>
    • Middleton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Perrinton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrinton
      • Perrinton is located in Gratiot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
    • Breckenridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
      • Breckenridge is located in Gratiot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <2>
    • North Star
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
      • North Star is located in Gratiot County
      • North Star has also been known as:
      • Northstar
    • Pompeii
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Sickles
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles
      • Sickles is located in Gratiot County
  • Clare County
    • Clare
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverdale, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
    • Maple Rapids
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Rapids
      • Maple Rapids is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
    • Eureka
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Clinton County
    • Fowler
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Duplain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain
      • Duplain is located in Clinton County
    • Elsie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Johns
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
      • Saint Johns is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,904 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johns <2>
  • Ionia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverdale, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
    • Hubbardston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbardston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston
      • Hubbardston is located in Ionia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbardston <2>
    • Palo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
      • Palo is located in Ionia County
    • Matherton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherton
      • Matherton is located in Ionia County
    • Shiloh
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Ionia County
    • Woods Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corners
      • Woods Corners is located in Ionia County
    • Pewamo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Orleans
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
      • Orleans is located in Ionia County
    • Muir
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Lyons
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Belding
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ionia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Isabella County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverdale, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
    • Strickland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strickland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
      • Strickland is located in Isabella County
    • Crawford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Isabella County
    • Winn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
      • Winn is located in Isabella County
    • Coe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coe
      • Coe is located in Isabella County
    • Shepherd
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Blanchard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
      • Blanchard is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchard <2>
    • Alembic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alembic
      • Alembic is located in Isabella County
    • Beal City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beal City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal City
      • Beal City is located in Isabella County
    • Jordan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jordan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Isabella County
    • Lake Isabella
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Isabella
      • Lake Isabella is located in Isabella County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
      • Lake Isabella has also been known as:
      • Lake Isabella village
    • Rosebush
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Weidman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weidman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidman
      • Weidman is located in Isabella County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weidman <2>
  • Mecosta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverdale, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
    • Millbrook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
      • Millbrook is located in Mecosta County
    • Remus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Halls Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
      • Halls Corner is located in Mecosta County
    • Mecosta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mecosta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecosta
      • Mecosta is located in Mecosta County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mecosta <2>
    • Rustford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rustford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustford
      • Rustford is located in Mecosta County
    • Canadian Lakes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian Lakes
      • Canadian Lakes is located in Mecosta County
    • Barryton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barryton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barryton
      • Barryton is located in Mecosta County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barryton <2>
  • Midland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverdale, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
    • Redstone
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
      • Redstone is located in Midland County
    • Oil City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Oil City is located in Midland County
    • Porter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
      • Porter is located in Midland County
    • Ryan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
      • Ryan is located in Midland County
    • Alamando
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alamando. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamando
      • Alamando is located in Midland County
    • Coleman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • North Bradley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Bradley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradley
      • North Bradley is located in Midland County
    • Sanford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Montcalm County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverdale, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
    • Vestaburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vestaburg
      • Vestaburg is located in Montcalm County
    • Cedar Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
      • Cedar Lake is located in Montcalm County
    • Crystal
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crystal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
      • Crystal is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal <2>
    • Edmore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • McBride
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBride have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
      • McBride is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBride <2>
    • Wyman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
      • Wyman is located in Montcalm County
    • Stanton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
      • Stanton is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <2>
    • Butternut
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
      • Butternut is located in Montcalm County
    • Carson City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
      • Carson City is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson City <2>
    • Vickeryville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickeryville
      • Vickeryville is located in Montcalm County
    • Sheridan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Six Lakes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Sidney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <2>
  • Saginaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverdale, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
    • Lakefield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefield
      • Lakefield is located in Saginaw County
    • Merrill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Iva
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
      • Iva is located in Saginaw County
    • Fenmore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenmore
      • Fenmore is located in Saginaw County
    • Hemlock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Nelson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Nelson is located in Saginaw County

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.

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 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.

  • Riverdale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elm Hall Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Hall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sibley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sibley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sibley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Richland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ferris Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferris Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferris Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sumner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sumner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sumner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pritchard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pritchard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pritchard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chapel Gardens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Gardens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Seville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Klees Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Klees Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Klees Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spencer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wright Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (210 more) ...
    • Irishtown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irishtown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irishtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Roosa Farm Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roosa Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roosa Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Brady Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brady Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brady Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Riverdale had a population of 227 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Elm Hall
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hall
    • Elm Hall is located in Gratiot County
  • Sumner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
    • Sumner is located in Gratiot County
  • Strickland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strickland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
    • Strickland is located in Isabella County
  • Summerton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerton
    • Summerton is located in Isabella County
  • Cedar Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
    • Cedar Lake is located in Montcalm County
  • Forest Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
    • Forest Hill is located in Gratiot County
  • Crystal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crystal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
    • Crystal is located in Montcalm County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal <2>
  • New Haven Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Center
    • New Haven Center is located in Gratiot County
  • Alma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Alma is located in Gratiot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,807 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <2>
  • Crawford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Crawford is located in Isabella County
  • McBride
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBride have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
    • McBride is located in Montcalm County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBride <2>
  • Edmore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Sethton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sethton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sethton
      • Sethton is located in Gratiot County
    • Newark
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Gratiot County
    • Saint Louis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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 the Vicinity of 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 225 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverdale.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Riverdale. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Riverdale and those printed in the larger area surrounding Riverdale.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Riverdale.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:

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

The official website for Gratiot County: www.co.gratiot.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.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>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.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Riverdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riverdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3856, Longitude: -84.8356       In this case, the coordinates for Riverdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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