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Welcome to Riverview ...

Riverview is located in Keya Paha County<1>.


The location of Riverview has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Riverview, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Riverview is 1,920 feet [585 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Riverview lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Riverview: (402) and (531)<4>

Communities Also Named Riverview ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 97 communities that are also named Riverview - they are located in Alabama (4), Alberta, Arkansas (2), California (5), Colorado, Delaware (2), Florida (3), Georgia (5), Illinois (3), Indiana (3), Kansas (4), Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (4), Massachusetts (2), Michigan (4), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Montana (2), New Brunswick, New York (4), North Carolina, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (5), Ontario (3), Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina (3), Tennessee (6), Texas, Utah, Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Riverview.

Communities near Riverview ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Riverview.

  • Ainsworth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Bassett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Long Pine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Springview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
    • Springview is located in Keya Paha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springview <5>
  • Newport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Rock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <5>
  • Burton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
    • Burton is located in Keya Paha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
  • Mariaville ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
    • Mariaville is located in Rock County
  • Meadville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
    • Meadville is located in Keya Paha County
  • Mills
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wewela
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Riverview. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Riverview.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Riverview. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riverview.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverview. See our Newspapers Page for Riverview.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riverview ...

Looking for more information about Riverview? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Riverview, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Riverview.

Adding Riverview to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Riverview in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Riverview was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Riverview post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riverview.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Riverview. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Keya Paha County: www.co.keya-paha.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Keya Paha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Riverview - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (531) is an overlay for area code (402).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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