Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
Riverside itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Komstad ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lodi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lodi is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Estimated population in 2014: 82 people
- Dalesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dalesburg is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalesburg
- Wakonda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marshalltown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marshalltown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
- Bloomingdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clay Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clay Point is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Point
- Alsen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beresford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Emmet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Emmet is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Estimated population in 2014: 231 people
- Volin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gayville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meckling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nora is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Alcester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Vermillion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hurley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Spink
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mayfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Big Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Moe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Saint Helena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burbank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lennox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
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