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Welcome to Riverside Junction ...

Riverside Junction is located in Cattaraugus County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Riverside Junction, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.

A typical abbreviation for Riverside Junction: Riverside Jct. (or less commonly used: Riverside Jctn.)

Riverside Junction is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Riverside Junction: 716 & 624<3>

Communities Also Named Riverside Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Riverside Junction - they are located in California, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Riverside Junction ...

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

  • Olean
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Olean is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <4>
  • Bradford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Salamanca
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Allegany
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Franklinville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Randolph
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Little Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Portville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Eldred
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Eldred is located in McKean County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldred <4>
  • East Randolph
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
    • Estimated population in 2012: 615 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riverside Junction ...

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

Adding Riverside Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Riverside Junction 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 (so far) for Riverside Junction was on a map titled Map of New York (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riverside Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Cattaraugus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Riverside Junction - 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 716 code has been Overlayed with the 624 area code. New phone numbers in the Riverside Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the Riverside Junction area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.