Welcome to Riverside ...

Riverside is located in Rockingham County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Riverside, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

When the people of Riverside refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Riversider<3>

Riverside is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: Riverside lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Riverside: (603)

Communities Also Named Riverside ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Hampshire communities named Riverside: This one is located in Rockingham County and the other is located in Hillsborough County.

Beyond New Hampshire, there are 195 communities that are also named Riverside - they are located in Alabama (4), Arizona, Arkansas (4), British Columbia, California (6), Colorado (3), Connecticut (3), Delaware, Florida (6), Georgia (9), Idaho (4), Illinois, Indiana (5), Iowa (2), Kansas (5), Kentucky (3), Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (4), Massachusetts (6), Michigan (3), Minnesota (3), Mississippi (2), Missouri (5), Montana (6), Nebraska (3), Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey (6), New Mexico (5), New York (7), North Carolina (5), North Dakota, Nova Scotia (4), Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario (7), Oregon (4), Pennsylvania (5), Rhode Island, South Carolina (4), South Dakota (2), Tennessee (9), Texas (3), Utah (4), Vermont (3), Virginia (7), Washington (6), West Virginia (7), Wisconsin (3) and Wyoming (2).

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

Communities near Riverside ...

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

• Haverhill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
  • Haverhill is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
• Gloucester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloucester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester
  • Gloucester is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,539 people
• Portsmouth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Portsmouth is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <5>
• Newburyport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
  • Newburyport is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
• Amesbury
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
  • Amesbury is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
• Durham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
  • Durham is located in Strafford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <5>
• Hampton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <5>
• Exeter
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
  • Exeter is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <5>
• Ipswich
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipswich
  • Ipswich is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,091 people
• Kittery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittery
  • Kittery is located in York County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittery <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riverside ...

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

Adding Riverside to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Riverside 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 Riverside was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Riverside post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riverside.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Riverside. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.nh.us/

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/