Riverside
Ghost town · Gibson County, Tennessee

Riverside is a ghost town in Gibson County, Tennessee. It is one of 4 former communities in Gibson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 59th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Riverside as a historical populated place on the Yorkville 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 36.0390° N, 89.1065° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Yorkville |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 290 ft |
| Nearest living town | Yorkville, TN |
| Distance to it | 4.1 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1312586 |
| Coordinates | 36.03896, -89.10646 |
What's there now
Riverside is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Yorkville, TN (population 304), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 290 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Hootenghost town · Gibson County · 0.7 mi
- Tysonvilleghost town · Gibson County · 8.3 mi
- Hutson Groveghost town · Crockett County · 12.7 mi
- New Hopeghost town · Gibson County · 23.5 mi
- Bethelghost town · Obion County · 24.3 mi
- Abernathyghost town · Lauderdale County · 26.1 mi
- Michellghost town · Dyer County · 30.2 mi
- Kennedyghost town · Pemiscot County · 31.2 mi
- Woodhillghost town · Carroll County · 31.5 mi
- Fourteen Bendghost town · Pemiscot County · 31.7 mi
- Glasgowghost town · Weakley County · 32.2 mi
- McHaneyghost town · Henderson County · 33.1 mi
Questions
Where is Riverside?
Riverside is in Gibson County, Tennessee, at 36.0390, -89.1065.
How many ghost towns are in Gibson County?
Gibson County, Tennessee has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.