Riverside
Riverside is on Farm Road 405 east of State Highway 19, thirteen miles
northeast of Huntsville in Walker County. It was founded by the Houston
and Great Northern Railroad in 1872 on the west bank of the Trinity
River, and thus situated the community provided easy access for rail and
river freight. A post office was moved from Newport to Riverside in
1872, and William D. Shaw was the first Riverside postmaster. Early in
its history Riverside was surrounded by cotton fields; later, lumber
gradually replaced cotton in economic importance but then eventually
declined as well. Then stock raising became important, and the town
provided stockyards. By the mid-1880s Riverside had a population of 200,
a gristmill, two hotels, and two general stores. Ten years later it had
three churches, two schools, two sawmills, a cotton gin, a saloon, and a
restaurant. By 1914 its population had declined to fifty.The community
received a boost in 1920 when fuller's earth was discovered in the area
and two refining plants were established near the town. In 1933
Riverside had seven businesses, three churches, two schools, and a
population of 300. The population remained at about that level until the
1960s, when the community schools were consolidated into the Huntsville
system. In 1968 Riverside voted to incorporate, and in 1973 a community
fire department was organized. Riverside reported five businesses and
451 residents in 1990. In 2000 the population was 425. TSHA
Texas State Historical Association
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/riverside-tx-walker-county
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverside,_Texas
Texas Escapes
http://texasescapes.com/EastTexasTowns/Riverside-Texas.htm
TX Almanac
https://www.texasalmanac.com/places/riverside
Find a Grave
https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2175842/riverside-pioneer-cemetery