Our Genealogy Helper
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 hospitals 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 Passaic County.
To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Passaic County: Bergen, Essex, Morris, Sussex, Orange (NY) & Rockland (NY).
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:
- Passaic County (The home county of Riverside)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Paterson
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Borough of Woodland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
- Athenia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Athenia is located in Passaic County
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- Preakness
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Preakness is located in Passaic County
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- Clifton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- Passaic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Passaic is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
- Little Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County
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- Singac
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Singac is located in Passaic County
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- The Village at Little Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wayne is located in Passaic County
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- Delawanna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Delawanna is located in Passaic County
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- Haskell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County
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- Bergen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Radburn
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Radburn is located in Bergen County
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- Warren Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Warren Point is located in Bergen County
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- Ridgewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- Saddle Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saddle Brook is located in Bergen County
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- Wortendyke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wortendyke is located in Bergen County
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- Garfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
- Rochelle Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rochelle Park is located in Bergen County
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- Wyckoff
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County
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- Ho-Ho-Kus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County
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- Ackermans Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ackermans Mills is located in Bergen County
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- Campgaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Campgaw is located in Bergen County
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- Hackensack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hackensack is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Meadow Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Village is located in Essex County
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- Montclair Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montclair Heights is located in Essex County
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- Brookdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brookdale is located in Essex County
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- Cedar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
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- Upper Montclair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Montclair is located in Essex County
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- Montclair
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Montclair is located in Essex County
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- Nutley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nutley is located in Essex County
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- Fairfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Essex County
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- Verona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Verona is located in Essex County
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- Belleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Essex County
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- Bloomfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Essex County
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- Caldwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell is located in Essex County
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- Hudson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Kearny
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kearny is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
- North Bergen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Bergen is located in Hudson County
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- Secaucus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Secaucus is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
- Guttenberg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Guttenberg is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,015 people
- Union City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
- West New York
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West New York is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
- Harrison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,481 people
- Weehawken
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County
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- Bergen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County
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- Hoboken
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hoboken is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
- Communipaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Communipaw is located in Hudson County
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- Jersey City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jersey City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Avenel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Avenel is located in Middlesex County
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- North Edison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Edison is located in Middlesex County
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- Colonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Colonia is located in Middlesex County
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- Edgar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Edgar is located in Middlesex County
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- Iselin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Iselin is located in Middlesex County
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- Port Reading
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Port Reading is located in Middlesex County
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- Potters
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Potters is located in Middlesex County
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- Boynton Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Boynton Beach is located in Middlesex County
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- Menlo Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Menlo Park is located in Middlesex County
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- Sewaren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sewaren is located in Middlesex County
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- Woodbridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Woodbridge is located in Middlesex County
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- Pumptown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pumptown is located in Middlesex County
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- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Butler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Butler is located in Morris County
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- Hanover Neck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover Neck is located in Morris County
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- Montville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Montville is located in Morris County
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- Taylortown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Taylortown is located in Morris County
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- East Hanover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Hanover is located in Morris County
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- Troy Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Troy Hills is located in Morris County
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- Boonton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Boonton is located in Morris County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
- Powerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Powerville is located in Morris County
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- Whippany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whippany is located in Morris County
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- Lyonsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lyonsville is located in Morris County
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- Newfoundland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newfoundland is located in Morris County
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- Denville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Denville is located in Morris County
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- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Union Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Union Village is located in Somerset County
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- Smalleytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smalleytown is located in Somerset County
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- Gladstone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gladstone is located in Somerset County
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- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Highland Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County
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- Edison
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Edison is located in Sussex County
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- Mahola
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mahola is located in Sussex County
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- Hardistonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hardistonville is located in Sussex County
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- Hopatcong Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hopatcong Hills is located in Sussex County
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- Sparta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sparta is located in Sussex County
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- Vernon Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County
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- Lake Mohawk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Mohawk is located in Sussex County
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- Beaver Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Run is located in Sussex County
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- McCoys Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- McCoys Corner is located in Sussex County
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- Roys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roys is located in Sussex County
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- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Hillside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hillside is located in Union County
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- Springfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Union County
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- Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Union County
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- Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
- Elizabeth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Elizabeth is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
- Elmora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Elmora is located in Union County
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- Cranford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cranford is located in Union County
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- Park Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Park Village is located in Union County
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- Feltville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Feltville is located in Union County
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- Westfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Linden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Linden is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
- Benders Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Benders Corner is located in Union County
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- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Glenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Belle Haven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Greenwich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Greenwich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
- Cos Cob
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Banksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Banksville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Bronx County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Spuyten Duyvil
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Kings Bridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Riverdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fordham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fordham is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Concourse Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Concourse Village is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Williams Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Bronx
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bronx is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
- Bronx has also been known as:
- Bronx
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- Eastchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Eastchester is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Locust Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Point is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Throggs Neck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Throggs Neck is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- City Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- City Island is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Kings County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- New York
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New York is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
- Brooklyn Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn Heights is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Greenpoint
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Greenpoint is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Williamsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Red Hook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hook is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Brooklyn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bushwick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bushwick is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Weeksville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weeksville is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Bay Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bay Ridge is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Brownsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Flatbush
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Marcus Garvey Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marcus Garvey Village is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Nassau County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Kings Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Manorhaven
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Manorhaven is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,744 people
- Sands Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- East Atlantic Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- East Atlantic Beach is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Great Neck Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Great Neck Estates is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,867 people
- Great Neck
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Harbor Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Harbor Hills is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Saddle Rock Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Saddle Rock Estates is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Saddle Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Baxter Estates is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Great Neck Gardens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Great Neck Gardens is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Great Neck Plaza
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Great Neck Plaza is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,006 people
- New York County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Inwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Inwood is located in New York County (NY)
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- Washington Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Heights is located in New York County (NY)
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- Delano Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Delano Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Harlem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harlem is located in New York County (NY)
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- Morningside Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morningside Heights is located in New York County (NY)
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- Park West Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Park West Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- East Harlem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Harlem is located in New York County (NY)
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- Hell's Kitchen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hell's Kitchen is located in New York County (NY)
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- Manhattan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Manhattan is located in New York County (NY)
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- Seneca Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Greenwich Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwich Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Yorkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkville is located in New York County (NY)
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- Orange County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Tuxedo Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sterling Forest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Homestead Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Homestead Village is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
- Warwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harriman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Walton Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Walton Park is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Park
- Central Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Monroe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Amity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amity is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Edenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edenville is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Fort Montgomery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Putnam County (NY)
- Continental Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
- Queens County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Astoria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Long Island City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Corona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elmhurst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Maspeth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beechhurst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beechhurst is located in Queens County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechhurst
- Flushing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fresh Pond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fresh Pond is located in Queens County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
- Lefrak City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lefrak City is located in Queens County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefrak City
- Richmond County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Arlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- New Brighton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Brighton is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brighton
- Port Richmond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Port Richmond is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond
- Graniteville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Stapleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Stapleton is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton
- Westerleigh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Westerleigh is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerleigh
- Bloomfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
- Staten Island
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fort Wadsworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fort Wadsworth is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Wadsworth
- Heartland Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
- Old Town Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Old Town Station is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Station
- Grant City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grant City is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Rockland County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Pearl River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Airmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Airmont is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,767 people
- Chestnut Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monsey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Suffern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tallman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nanuet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orangeburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tappan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kaser
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kaser is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,439 people
- Blauvelt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westchester County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Yonkers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Yonkers is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <1>
- Bryn Mawr Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bryn Mawr Park is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryn Mawr Park
- Hastings-on-Hudson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nepperhan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nepperhan is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nepperhan
- Dobbs Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Ardsley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ardsley is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardsley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardsley <1>
- Bronxville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eastchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Irvington
(16 miles [25.7 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.
- Fairlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ahavath Joseph Jewish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Paterson Dutch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Paterson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99903 <2>
- Cedar Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Americus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Sepulchre RC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Grove Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- George Washington Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- A.M. White Lodge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (476 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Riverside had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Paterson
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Warren Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Warren Point is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Point
- Ridgewood Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgewood Junction is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Junction
- Lake View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lake View is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Passaic Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Passaic Junction is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic Junction
- Ridgewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- Wortendyke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wortendyke is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortendyke
- Richfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Richfield is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
- Athenia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Athenia is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athenia
- Garfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
- Rochelle Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rochelle Park is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle Park
- Singac
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Singac is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singac
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wyckoff
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckoff
- Little Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Clifton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
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 215 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 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. 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 start 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:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Passaic County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bergen County
- Essex County
- Hudson County
- Middlesex County
- Morris County
- Somerset County
- Sussex County
- Union County
- Fairfield County
- Bronx County
- Kings County
- Nassau County
- New York County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Queens County
- Richmond County
- Rockland County
- Westchester County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Riverside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |