Riverside, San Juan County, New Mexico

Summary

Riverside (Hendricks) is an unincorporated community in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States.[1] It is on the right bank of the Animas River, approximately one mile south of the Colorado border on U.S. Route 550, at its intersection with county roads 2090 and 2093.[2] The nearest settlement is Cedar Hill, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to the south.[3]

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Riverside is located in New Mexico
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Location within the state of New Mexico
Riverside is located in the United States
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Riverside (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°58′56″N 107°52′33″W / 36.98222°N 107.87583°W / 36.98222; -107.87583
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountySan Juan
Elevation
5,993 ft (1,827 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
87410
Area code505

History edit

Until circa 1876, the area was generally acknowledged to be the land of the Jicarilla Apache and their Ute allies; in 1887, it was officially excluded from the Jicarillas' new reservation.[4] Anglo settlement began shortly thereafter. Riverside had its own post office starting from 1905 until 1938.[1][5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Julyan, Robert (1998). "Riverside (San Juan County)". The Place Names of New Mexico (revised ed.). Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press. p. 300. ISBN 0-8263-1689-1.
  2. ^ Mount Nebo Quadrangle, New Mexico – Colorado (Map) (provisional 1985 ed.). 1:24,000. 7.5 minutes series (topographic). United States Geological Survey. 1985.
  3. ^ "Riverside in San Juan County, NM". NM Hometown locator. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013.
  4. ^ Pritzker, Barry M. (2000). A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-0-19-513877-1.
  5. ^ See United States Official Postal Guide. United States Post Office. 1908. p. 557. and others.