Riverdale, Kansas

Riverdale, Kansas
Unincorporated community
1915 Railroad Map of Sumner County
KDOT map of Sumner County (legend)
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Coordinates: 37°22′20″N97°23′25″W / 37.37222°N 97.39028°W / 37.37222; -97.39028 [1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Sumner
Elevation [1]	1,309 ft (399 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-60075
GNIS ID	470163 [1]

Riverdale is an unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. ^[1] 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. ^[1]

History

A post office was opened in Riverdale in 1887, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1973. ^[2]

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.

Transportation

The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad formerly provided passenger rail service to Riverdale on their mainline from Minneapolis to Houston until at least 1951. ^[3] As of 2025, the nearest passenger rail station is located in Newton, where Amtrak's Southwest Chief stops once daily on a route from Chicago to Los Angeles. ^[4]

References

1. "Riverdale, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
2. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
3. "Rock Island 1951 Timetable" (PDF). Retrieved July 27, 2025.
4. "Amtrak Southwest Chief" . Retrieved July 27, 2025.

Further reading

See also: List of books about Sumner County, Kansas

External links

• Sumner County website