Welcome to River View ...

River View is located in Chambers County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of River View, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

A typical abbreviation for River View: River Vw.

River View is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: While River View is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the south is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

River View lies within the (334) area code.

Communities Also Named River View ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named River View - they are located in Maryland, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania (3), Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near River View ...

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

• Opelika
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opelika have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opelika
  • Opelika is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opelika <4>
• LaGrange
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaGrange have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
  • LaGrange is located in Troup County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaGrange <4>
• Mountain Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
  • Mountain Hill is located in Harris County (GA)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
• Lanett
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanett
  • Lanett is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,054 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanett <4>
• Smith's Station
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith's Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
  • Smith's Station is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
• Fortson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortson
  • Fortson is located in Muscogee County (GA)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 4,924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fortson <4>
• West Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in Troup County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <4>
• LaFayette
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
  • LaFayette is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <4>
• Twin Chapel
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Chapel
  • Twin Chapel is located in Muscogee County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,701 people
• Pine Mountain
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
  • Pine Mountain is located in Harris County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Mountain <4>

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 River View. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for River View.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of River View. 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 River View.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for River View ...

Looking for more information about River View? 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 River View, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for River View.

Adding River View to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of River View 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 River View was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the River View post office opened in 1890.

We also found River View in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for River View.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chambers County: www.chamberscounty.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/