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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 Riverdale (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 Riverdale. 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 northeast 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 north.

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 north 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.

Riverdale is located in Oneida County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Oneida County: Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Oswego & Otsego.

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

  • Oneida County     (The home county of Riverdale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverdale, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
    • Air City
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Air City is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air City
    • Rome
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Rome is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <1>
    • Stanwix
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Stanwix is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwix
    • Camelot Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Camelot Village is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
    • Dix
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Dix is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix
    • Floyd
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Floyd is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
    • Camroden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Camroden is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camroden
    • Coonrod
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Coonrod is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonrod
    • Bartlett
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Bartlett is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
    • Greenway Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenway Corners is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Corners
    • Greenway
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenway is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
    • Blackmans Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Blackmans Corners is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Corners
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverdale, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
    • Russia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Russia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
    • Norwich Corners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
    • Poland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Cold Brook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Grant
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Grant is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Northwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
    • Newport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Corrado Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
    • Frankfort
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Old City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Old City is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
    • Middleville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Gray
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Gray is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverdale, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
    • West Leyden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Mohawk Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
    • Leisher Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
    • Constableville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Osceola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Port Leyden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Collinsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
    • Lyons Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Lyonsdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
    • Michigan Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
    • Turin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverdale, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
    • Kenwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Kenwood is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
    • Oneida
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Valley Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
    • Oneida Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
    • Wampsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Munns
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Munns is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
    • Munnsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Canastota
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Siloam
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Siloam is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Whitelaw
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Whitelaw is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
    • Clockville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cottons
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cottons is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverdale, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
    • Tall Pines Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
    • Mycenae
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
    • Kirkville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Eagle Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
    • Minoa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Minoa is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minoa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minoa <1>
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverdale, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
    • Cleveland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Nicholsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
    • Constantia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Redfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gayville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Gayville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
    • Kasoag
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Kasoag is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
    • West Amboy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • West Amboy is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
  • Otsego County
    • Plainfield Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center

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

Cemeteries Near Riverdale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riverdale.

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 Riverdale - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Oneida County Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Rome Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hoagg Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamil Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dix Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Floyd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Polish Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenway Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hazard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (349 more) ...
    • Link Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lowell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Westmoreland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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>

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

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

  • Stanwix
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Stanwix is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwix
  • Rome
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rome is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <1>
  • Ridge Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Ridge Mills is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Mills
  • Dix
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dix is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix
  • Floyd
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Floyd is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Camroden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Camroden is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camroden
  • Greenway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenway is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
  • Bartlett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bartlett is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Coonrod
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Coonrod is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonrod
  • Lowell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lowell is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Westmoreland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Oriskany
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Verona Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Verona Mills is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Mills
    • Hecla
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Hecla is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
    • Walesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Walesville is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walesville

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

Newspapers Published in Riverdale ...

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 183 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverdale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riverdale, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riverdale.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Riverdale:

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 Riverdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Riverdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.