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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 Riverside (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. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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 is located in Saunders County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saunders County: Butler, Cass, Colfax, Dodge, Douglas, Lancaster, Sarpy & Seward.

Below are the counties that are near Riverside. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Riverside:

  • Saunders County     (The home county of Riverside)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
    • Wann
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Wann is located in Saunders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wann
    • Ashland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Memphis
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Yutan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Yutan is located in Saunders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yutan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yutan <1>
    • Ithaca
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mead
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mead is located in Saunders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mead <1>
    • Swedeburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Swedeburg is located in Saunders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeburg
    • Wahoo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Wahoo is located in Saunders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,603 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahoo <1>
    • Ceresco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Leshara
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Colon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodcliff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Woodcliff is located in Saunders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcliff
    • Weston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Butler County
    • Loma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Loma is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
    • South Bend
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Murdock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Louisville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Alvo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Wabash
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Wabash is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
    • Manley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cullom
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Cullom is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
    • Elmwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Eagle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Weeping Water
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Avoca
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
    • Inglewood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Inglewood is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
    • Fremont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Ames
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fontanelle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Fontanelle is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
    • Nickerson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
    • Venice
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Venice is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
    • Elkhorn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Millard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Waterloo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • King Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • King Lake is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Lake
    • Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Boys Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ralston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Elk City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Elk City is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
    • Omaha
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Omaha is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
      • Omaha has also been known as:
      • Omaha City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <1>
    • Bennington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Irvington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Irvington is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
    • Briggs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Briggs is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
    • Waverly
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Davey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Davey is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davey <1>
    • Prairie Home
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Prairie Home is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
    • Arbor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Arbor is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor
    • Havelock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Havelock is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
    • Walton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Belmont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Belmont is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Raymond
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Agnew
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Agnew is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
    • West Lincoln
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • West Lincoln is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lincoln
    • Gaslight Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Gaslight Village is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
    • Lincoln
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lincoln is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 290,505 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <1>
    • College View
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • College View is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College View
  • Otoe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
    • Palmyra
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Otoe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Unadilla
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Sarpy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
    • Linoma Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Linoma Beach is located in Sarpy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linoma Beach
    • Gretna
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Springfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Chalco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Richfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Portal
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Portal is located in Sarpy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
    • Papillion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • La Vista
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Gilmore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Gilmore is located in Sarpy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
    • Avery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Avery is located in Sarpy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • La Platte
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • La Platte is located in Sarpy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
    • Bellevue
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
    • Washington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Arlington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Kennard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Fort Calhoun
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mills County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
    • Hentons ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Hentons is located in Mills County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
    • Folsom
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Folsom is located in Mills County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
    • Pacific City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Pacific City is located in Mills County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
    • Pacific Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Pottawattamie County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
    • Carter Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Carter Lake is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carter Lake <1>
    • Council Bluffs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Riverside, see our County-by-County Page for Riverside.

Cemeteries Near Riverside ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riverside.

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 - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Riverside covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.

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>

While we didn't find Riverside in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Riverside.

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

  • Ashland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Memphis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Gretna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • South Bend
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Yutan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Yutan is located in Saunders County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yutan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yutan <1>
  • Greenwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ithaca
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Springfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Mead
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mead is located in Saunders County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mead <1>
  • Murdock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Chalco
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Millard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Elkhorn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Waterloo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Riverside. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riverside.

Newspapers Published in Riverside ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverside.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riverside, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riverside.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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:

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>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riverside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Riverside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.