Riverside

Identifier
NJS-PLC-00379
Place Type
City, Town, or Village
Description
Riverside is a township near the Delaware River and Rancocas Creek in the northwestern section of Burlington County, New Jersey. Riverside was incorporated as a separate municipality in 1895.

During the era of slavery, the area of modern-day Riverside was officially part of the territory of Chester Township; it became Cinnaminson in 1860, then broke off as Delran in 1880, and finally broke off as Riverside in 1895.

Researchers of slavery in Riverside may also want to review records filed under Chester Township, since that was the main administrative entity for this area during the slavery era. The historical Chester Township existed in Burlington County from 1688 to 1945 and originally included the area of Moorestown, Cinnaminson, and the surrounding communities between Pennsauken Creek and Rancocas Creek.
Locality
Riverside
County (Modern)
Burlington County
State or Province
New Jersey
Country
United States of America
Latitude
40.0388378416194
Longitude
-74.96009510978921
References

John P. Snyder, The Story of New Jersey’s Civil Boundaries, 1606–1968 (Trenton, Bureau of Geology and Topography, 1969; New Jersey Geological Survey, 2004), https://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf. Page 98.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverside_Township,_New_Jersey
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
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