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Welcome to Riverside Park ...

Riverside Park is located in Merrick County<1>.

Riverside Park is 1,680 feet [512 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Riverside Park: 308

Communities Also Named Riverside Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nebraska communities named Riverside Park: This one is located in Merrick County and the other is located in Seward County.

Beyond Nebraska, there are 16 communities that are also named Riverside Park - they are located in California, Georgia (3), Illinois, Louisiana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, South Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Riverside Park ...

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

  • Aurora
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Aurora is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
  • Fullerton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Stromsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Palmer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hampton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Clarks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Polk
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Phillips
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Chapman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bradshaw
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riverside Park ...

Looking for more information about Riverside Park? 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 Riverside Park, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Riverside Park.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Merrick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Riverside Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.