Our Genealogy Helper
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 northwest 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 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 west 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 Southampton County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Southampton County: Hertford (NC), Northampton (NC), Franklin, Greensville, Suffolk City, Surry & Sussex.
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:
- Southampton County (The home county of Riverdale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverdale, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
- Sunbeam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
- Sunbeam is located in Southampton County
- Kingsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Kingsdale is located in Southampton County
- Statesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Statesville is located in Southampton County
- Handsom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsom
- Handsom is located in Southampton County
- Watkins Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Corner
- Watkins Corner is located in Southampton County
- Cypress Manor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Manor
- Cypress Manor is located in Southampton County
- Hunterdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterdale
- Hunterdale is located in Southampton County
- Newsoms
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsoms
- Newsoms is located in Southampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Edgehill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Edgehill is located in Southampton County
- Courtland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Courtland is located in Southampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Courtland <1>
- Boykins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykins
- Boykins is located in Southampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boykins <1>
- Shiloh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Shiloh is located in Southampton County
- Franklin City
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Franklin City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,833 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
- Franklin
- Isle of Wight County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverdale, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
- Carrsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
- Walters
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Walters is located in Isle of Wight County
- Windsor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <1>
- Zuni
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Suffolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverdale, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
- Pittmantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown
- Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City
- Holland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Holland is located in Suffolk City
- Whaleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
- Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City
- Kilby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Russell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Suffolk City
- Suffolk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffolk
- Suffolk is located in Suffolk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93,913 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suffolk <1>
- Chuckatuck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverdale, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
- Yale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Wakefield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Wakefield is located in Sussex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 805 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <1>
- Grizzard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County
- Henry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Sussex
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Bertie County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverdale, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
- Powellsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Aulander
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Hexlena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County (NC)
- Colerain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Colerain is located in Bertie County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Roxobel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Kelford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest) - Askewville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Askewville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
- Askewville is located in Bertie County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Chowan County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverdale, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
- Ryland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Ryland is located in Chowan County (NC)
- Center Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Center Hill is located in Chowan County (NC)
- Gates County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverdale, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
- Reynoldson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynoldson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County (NC)
- Eure
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eure have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eure
- Eure is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eure <1>
- Roduco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Gates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Gates is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gates <1>
- White Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- White Oak is located in Gates County (NC)
- Willeyton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Gatesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Gatesville is located in Gates County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gatesville <1>
- Sunbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Sunbury is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <1>
- Corapeake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corapeake
- Corapeake is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corapeake <1>
- Holly Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Holly Grove is located in Gates County (NC)
- Mitchells Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
- Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County (NC)
- Muddy Cross
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
- Muddy Cross is located in Gates County (NC)
- Hertford County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverdale, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
- Como
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Como have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Como is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <1>
- Barretts Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
- Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Murfreesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murfreesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murfreesboro
- Murfreesboro is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,868 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murfreesboro <1>
- Tuscarora Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora Beach
- Tuscarora Beach is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Tuscarora Beach has also been known as:
- Barfield
- Barfields
- Winton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Winton is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winton <1>
- Cofield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Menola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Menola is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Ahoskie
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahoskie
- Ahoskie is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,688 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ahoskie <1>
- Poor Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Harrellsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Earleys
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Earleys is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Northampton County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverdale, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
- Severn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Pendleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Conway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Conway is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <1>
- Potecasi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Woodland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Woodland is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland <1>
- Margarettsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margarettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Lasker
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Eagletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Rich Square
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Square
- Rich Square is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Square <1>
- Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
- Seaboard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaboard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
- Seaboard is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaboard <1>
- Perquimans County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverdale, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
- Snow Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Belvidere
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Belvidere is located in Perquimans County (NC)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belvidere <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Riverdale, see our County-by-County Page for 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 23 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 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. 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 begin 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 Riverdale:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Library of Virginia
- Pages specific to Southampton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin City
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Isle of Wight County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Suffolk City
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Sussex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bertie County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Chowan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Gates County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hertford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Northampton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Perquimans County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Franklin City
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Virginia
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Virginia
- Cemeteries of Southampton County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Virginia
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Virginia
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.
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 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.
- Blackjack Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- The Blackjack Oak Cemetery has also been known as:
- Black Jack Oak Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackjack Oak Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
- Brett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Brett Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brett Cemetery
- Southampton Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southampton Memorial Park
- White Oak Spring Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the White Oak Spring Baptist Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Oak Spring Baptist Church Cemetery
- Silas Edwards Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Silas Edwards Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Barretts Crossroads (NC).
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silas Edwards Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484566 <5>
- Franklin Municipal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Municipal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Municipal Cemetery
- Barnes UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Barnes UMC Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes UMC Cemetery
- Askew Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Askew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Askew Cemetery
- Poplar Spring Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- The Poplar Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Spring Cemetery
- Poplar Spring Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Spring Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
- Continue List (114 more) ...
- Mt. Table Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Table Cemetery
- Hollywood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollywood Cemetery
- Gillette Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gillette Family Cemetery
- Mt. Table 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.<6>
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.
- Riddicksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riddicksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddicksville
- Riddicksville is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Como
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Como have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Como is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <1>
- Dort
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - South Quay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Quay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Quay
- South Quay is located in Suffolk City
- Delaware
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Cleopus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Handsom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsom
- Handsom is located in Southampton County
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Franklin City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,833 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
- Mapleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Isaac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Reynoldson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynoldson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County (NC)
- Lees Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Continue List (16 more) ...
- Murfreesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murfreesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murfreesboro
- Murfreesboro is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,868 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murfreesboro <1>
- Eure
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eure have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eure
- Eure is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eure <1>
- Sarem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Murfreesboro
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Riverdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Southampton County: www.southamptoncounty.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Riverdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riverdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5512, Longitude: -76.9598 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |