Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial data about Riverdale came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Riverdale in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Riverdale. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Riverdale is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

From that list:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Riverdale:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Utah Place Names
Written by: Van Cott, John W.
Published by the University of Utah Press, 1990
(Available from Amazon.com)

Shell Oil Road Map for Utah (1950)
Published by Shell Oil Company

We found Riverdale in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Riverdale for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Riverdale. See our Misc Page for Riverdale for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Riverdale:

Riverdale was mentioned in the following schedule:

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Riverdale: www.riverdalecity.com/

The official website for Weber County: www.co.weber.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/