Welcome to Riverbank ...
Riverbank is located in Warren County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Riverbank, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
Riverbank is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Riverbank lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Riverbank: 518 & 838<3>
Communities Also Named Riverbank ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Riverbank - they are located in California, Connecticut, Michigan, New Brunswick and Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Riverbank.
Communities near Riverbank ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Riverbank.
- Whitehall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Whitehall is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,517 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <5>
- Lake George
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fort Ann
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Haven
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
- West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Bolton Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brant Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Warrensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Athol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riparius
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Riverbank. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Riverbank.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Riverbank. 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 Riverbank.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverbank. See our Newspapers Page for Riverbank.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riverbank ...
Looking for more information about Riverbank? 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 Riverbank, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Riverbank.
Adding Riverbank to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Riverbank 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 Riverbank was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Riverbank post office opened in 1902.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Riverbank.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Warren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Riverbank - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Riverbank area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Riverbank area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |