Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Riverview in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Riverview. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Hillsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Simpson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Decatur Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Decatur Junction is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Junction
- Harris Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Ripley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Decatur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <2>
- Poplar Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Blackburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blackburn is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Mountain Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Mooresville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Courtland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lentzville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Neel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Neel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Greenbrier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Greenbrier is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- O'Neal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- O'Neal is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Priceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Cartwright
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cartwright is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Moulton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hartselle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hay's Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Gipsy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gipsy is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipsy
- Rogersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <2>
- Jesseton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jesseton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesseton
- Swancott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Riverview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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