Riverdale, Kansas

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas}}

{{Use American English|date=July 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

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Riverdale is an unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. It is located approximately six miles southwest of Belle Plaine at the intersection of N Sand Plum Rd and 77th Ave N, or west of U.S. Route 81, adjacent to the railroad.

History

A post office was opened in Riverdale in 1887, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1973.{{cite web |url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/page:2/county:SU |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2 |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |accessdate=27 June 2014}}

A railroad currently passes through the community, north to south, from Wichita to Wellington. Previously a railroad passed through the community, east to west, from Belle Plaine to Conway Springs.

Education

The community is served by Wellington USD 353 public school district.

References

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Further reading

{{See also|Sumner County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Sumner County, Kansas}}