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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 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Walker County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Walker County: Grimes, Houston, Madison, Montgomery, San Jacinto & Trinity.

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:

  • Walker County     (The home county of Riverside)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
    • Dodge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
      • Dodge is located in Walker County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge <2>
    • Kittrell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
      • Kittrell is located in Walker County
    • Huntsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Elmina
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmina
      • Elmina is located in Walker County
    • New Waverly
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
      • New Waverly is located in Walker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Waverly <2>
    • Goshen ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Walker County
    • Wesley Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Grove
      • Wesley Grove is located in Walker County
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
    • Holly
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
      • Holly is located in Houston County
    • Lovelady
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelady have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady
      • Lovelady is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovelady <2>
    • Austonio
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austonio
      • Austonio is located in Houston County
    • Cooper
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
      • Cooper is located in Houston County
  • Madison County
    • Midway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
    • Danville ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Danville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Danville is located in Montgomery County
    • Willis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
      • Willis is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,122 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <2>
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
    • Onalaska
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onalaska have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
      • Onalaska is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,167 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onalaska <2>
    • Bold Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs
      • Bold Springs is located in Polk County
    • West Livingston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Livingston
      • West Livingston is located in Polk County
    • Swartout ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swartout have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartout
      • Swartout is located in Polk County
    • Livingston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Livingston is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,503 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <2>
  • San Jacinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
    • Oakhurst
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
      • Oakhurst is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakhurst <2>
    • Point Blank
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Laurel Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
      • Laurel Hill is located in San Jacinto County
    • Evergreen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
    • Coldspring
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldspring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldspring
      • Coldspring is located in San Jacinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldspring <2>
    • Magnolia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Magnolia is located in San Jacinto County
  • Trinity County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverside, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
    • Trinity
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mill Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
      • Mill Town is located in Trinity County
    • Chita
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
      • Chita is located in Trinity County
    • Glendale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Glendale is located in Trinity County
    • Friday
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
      • Friday is located in Trinity County
    • Groveton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sumpter ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumpter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
      • Sumpter is located in Trinity County
    • Woodlake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
      • Woodlake is located in Trinity County
    • Pennington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
      • Pennington is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennington <2>
    • Lacy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
      • Lacy is located in Trinity County
      • Lacy has also been known as:
      • Lacey

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Riverside, see our County-by-County Page for 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 46 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 29 miles [46.7 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 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:

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Gospel Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gospel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gospel Hill Cemetery
  • Gospel Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gospel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gospel Hill Cemetery
  • Dodge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodge Cemetery
  • Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Cemetery
  • Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Cemetery
  • Cline Prairie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cline Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cline Prairie Cemetery
  • Community Relief Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Community Relief Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Community Relief Cemetery
  • Mt. Capers Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cleveland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cleveland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cleveland Cemetery
  • Center Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Hill Cemetery
  • McGown Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGown Cemetery
  • Dunlap Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunlap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunlap Cemetery
  • Continue List   (130 more) ...
    • Cincinnati Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cincinnati Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cincinnati Cemetery
    • Grant Colony Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Colony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Colony Cemetery
    • Spivey Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spivey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spivey Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Riverside had a population of 178 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Riverside had a population of 547 people.

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

  • Trinity
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Dodge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
    • Dodge is located in Walker County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge <2>
  • Phelps
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phelps have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
    • Phelps is located in Walker County
  • Huntsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Point Blank
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Saron
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saron
    • Saron is located in Trinity County
  • Antioch ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antioch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Antioch is located in Houston County
  • Holly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
    • Holly is located in Houston County
  • Lovelady
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelady have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady
    • Lovelady is located in Houston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovelady <2>
  • Bath
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Bath is located in Walker County
  • New Waverly
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
    • New Waverly is located in Walker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Waverly <2>
  • Evergreen
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Groveton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Maynard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
      • Maynard is located in San Jacinto County
    • Josserand
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josserand have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josserand
      • Josserand is located in Trinity County

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.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Riverside. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Walker County: www.co.walker.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Riverside) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riverside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8475, Longitude: -95.3986       In this case, the coordinates for Riverside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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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