Welcome to Riverdale ...

Riverdale is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Riverdale is located in Christian County<1>.

The location of Riverdale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Riverdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Riverdale is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Riverdale lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Riverdale is located in the (417) area code.

Communities Also Named Riverdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 71 communities that are also named Riverdale - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (2), Idaho (3), Illinois (4), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Massachusetts (4), Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador (2), North Carolina (2), North Dakota (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (5), Ontario (3), Oregon (2), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (5), Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Virginia (6) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Riverdale ...

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

• Springfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Nixa
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
  • Nixa is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
  • Former name for Nixa:
  • Faught
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <4>
• Ozark
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
  • Ozark is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <4>
• Republic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Republic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
  • Republic is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Republic <4>
• Battlefield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
  • Battlefield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
• Rogersville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
  • Rogersville is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,953 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <4>
• Clever
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clever have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clever
  • Clever is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clever <4>
• Marionville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
  • Marionville is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marionville <4>
• Sparta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
• Crane
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
  • Crane is located in Stone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <4>

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 Riverdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Riverdale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riverdale ...

Looking for more information about Riverdale? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Riverdale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Riverdale.

Adding Riverdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Riverdale in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Riverdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Riverdale post office opened in 1889.

We also found Riverdale in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riverdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/