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 Heights (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 Heights. 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.
Name Variations for Riverside Heights ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Riverside Heights: Riverside Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Riverside Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Riverside Heights.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Riverside Heights is located in Faribault County.
To see how the shape of Minnesota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Faribault County: Kossuth (IA), Winnebago (IA), Blue Earth, Freeborn, Martin & Waseca.
Below are the counties that are near Riverside Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Riverside Heights:
- Faribault County (The home county of Riverside Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside Heights, with the one closest to Riverside Heights listed first.
- Blue Earth
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Blue Earth is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
- Former name for Blue Earth:
- Blue Earth City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <1>
- Winnebago
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Huntley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huntley is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Delavan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Delavan is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Dell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dell is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Elmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elmore is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Frost
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Easton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Easton is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Bricelyn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bricelyn is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricelyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Minnesota Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wells
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kiester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walters
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Walters is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Blue Earth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside Heights, with the one closest to Riverside Heights listed first.
- Amboy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Creek is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Mapleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Vernon Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Vernon Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Good Thunder
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Beauford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Beauford is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauford
- Garden City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Pemberton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pemberton is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Rapidan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rapidan is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapidan
- Lake Crystal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Freeborn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside Heights, with the one closest to Riverside Heights listed first.
- Alden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Freeborn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Conger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Conger is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside Heights, with the one closest to Riverside Heights listed first.
- Granada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Northrop
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fairmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Truman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Truman is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
- Welcome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ceylon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sherburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Trimont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Waseca County
- Waldorf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waldorf is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldorf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Watonwan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside Heights, with the one closest to Riverside Heights listed first.
- Lewisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisville is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Madelia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Emmet County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside Heights, with the one closest to Riverside Heights listed first.
- Armstrong
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Dolliver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kossuth County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside Heights, with the one closest to Riverside Heights listed first.
- Ledyard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gerled
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gerled is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerled
- Lakota
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lakota is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Swea City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- German Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- German Valley is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
- Seneca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seneca is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Titonka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Titonka is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Winnebago County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside Heights, with the one closest to Riverside Heights listed first.
- Rake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rake is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Buffalo Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vinje
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vinje is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinje
- Thompson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scarville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Riverside Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Riverside Heights.
Cemeteries Near Riverside Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riverside Heights.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Riverside Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Riverside Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Riverside Heights, with the one closest to Riverside Heights listed first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Immanuel United Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Verona Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Verona Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ellingson Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (178 more) ...
- Rice Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dobson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hesse Burying Grounds
(8 miles [12.9 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.<2>
While we didn't find Riverside Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Riverside Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Riverside Heights, with the one closest to Riverside Heights listed first.
- Blue Earth
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Blue Earth is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
- Former name for Blue Earth:
- Blue Earth City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <1>
- Winnebago
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Huntley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huntley is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Delavan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Delavan is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Elmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elmore is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Dell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dell is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Pilot Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Grove is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Easton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Easton is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Rake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rake is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Nashville Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nashville Center is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville Center
- Amboy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sterling Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sterling Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Center
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ledyard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Willow Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Creek is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Fairmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Riverside Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riverside Heights.
Newspapers Published in Riverside Heights ...
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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverside Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riverside Heights, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riverside Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Heights:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Faribault County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blue Earth County
- Freeborn County
- Martin County
- Waseca County
- Watonwan County
- Emmet County
- Kossuth County
- Winnebago County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Riverside Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |