Riverside (Hendricks) is an

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in San Juan County,

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, United States. It is on the right bank of the

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, approximately one mile south of the

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border on U.S. Route 550, at its intersection with county roads 2090 and 2093. The nearest settlement is Cedar Hill, to the south.

History

Until ''circa'' 1876, the area was generally acknowledged to be the land of the Jicarilla Apache and their Ute allies; in 1887, it was officially excluded from the Jicarillas' new reservation.

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settlement began shortly thereafter. Riverside had its own post office starting from 1905 until 1938.See and others.

References

Unincorporated communities in San Juan County, New Mexico Unincorporated communities in New Mexico {{NewMexico-geo-stub