Welcome to Riverdale ...

The village of Riverdale is located in Buffalo 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 1890.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Riverdale has a population of 179 people<3> (see below for details).

Riverdale is 2,180 feet [664 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Riverdale is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Riverdale is within the (308) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Riverdale had an population of 179 people. This is a decrease of 1.65% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.96% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Riverdale had a population of 182 people. This makes Riverdale the county's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 182 people, the population of Riverdale decreased 14.55% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 213 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Riverdale.

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, Missouri, Montana, 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.

• Kearney
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
  • Kearney is located in Buffalo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kearney <5>
• Gibbon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
  • Gibbon is located in Buffalo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibbon <5>
• Elm Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Creek
  • Elm Creek is located in Buffalo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm Creek <5>
• Overton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
  • Overton is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overton <5>
• Pleasanton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
  • Pleasanton is located in Buffalo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasanton <5>
• Amherst
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Buffalo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <5>
• Miller
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
  • Miller is located in Buffalo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miller <5>
• Odessa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
  • Odessa is located in Buffalo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <5>
• Prairie Center
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
  • Prairie Center is located in Buffalo County
• Buda
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
  • Buda is located in Buffalo County

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Riverdale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<6>

From that list, the Riverdale post office opened in 1890.

We also found Riverdale on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (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 Buffalo County: www.buffalogov.org/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/