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Riverside

Ghost town · Reynolds County, Missouri

Ellington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500)
Ellington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Riverside is a ghost town in Reynolds County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Reynolds County, Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 10 former communities in Reynolds County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Riverside as a historical populated place on the Clearwater Dam topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 37.2384° N, 90.7704° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleClearwater Dam
Elevation536 ft
Nearest living townPiedmont, MO
Distance to it7.3 miles
GNIS feature ID739906
Coordinates37.23838, -90.77040

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What's there now

Riverside is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Piedmont, MO (population 2,857), about 7.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 536 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Riverside?

Riverside is in Reynolds County, Missouri, at 37.2384, -90.7704.

How many ghost towns are in Reynolds County?

Reynolds County, Missouri has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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