Riverside, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Riverside is a small unincorporated town on the border of Davis Township
and Logan Township
in Fountain County
, Indiana
in the United States
.
. The larger town of Independence
is opposite Riverside on the north bank of the Wabash.
Davis Township, Fountain County, Indiana
Davis Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 635.-Geography:Davis Township covers an area of ; of this is water. It contains no incorporated settlements but four unincorporated ones...
and Logan Township
Logan Township, Fountain County, Indiana
Logan Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,968.-Geography:Logan Township covers an area of ; of this is water. It contains the town of Attica, which is near the banks of the Wabash River and which has a population of...
in Fountain County
Fountain County, Indiana
Fountain County lies in the western part of the U.S. state of Indiana on the east side of the Wabash River. The county was officially established in 1826 and was the 53rd in Indiana. The county seat is Covington....
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Geography
Riverside is located at 40°19′30"N 87°09′58"W, a little more than half a mile south of the Wabash RiverWabash River
The Wabash River is a river in the Midwestern United States that flows southwest from northwest Ohio near Fort Recovery across northern Indiana to southern Illinois, where it forms the Illinois-Indiana border before draining into the Ohio River, of which it is the largest northern tributary...
. The larger town of Independence
Independence, Indiana
Independence is a small town in Warren Township, Warren County, Indiana in the United States.- History :A trading post existed at this location as early as 1811. The village was laid out on October 5, 1832 by Zachariah Cicott, a French-Indian trader and scout for General William Henry Harrison, on...
is opposite Riverside on the north bank of the Wabash.