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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Rivers View Estates (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Rivers View Estates. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Rivers View Estates ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Rivers View Estates: Rivers Vw. Ests.
  • While the name of this community is Rivers View Estates, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Rivers View Estates may originally have been River's View Estates.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Rivers View Estates might be written as River View Estates.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Rivers View Estates is located in Hillsborough County.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hillsborough County: Hardee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas & Polk.

Below are the counties that are near Rivers View Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rivers View Estates:

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Rivers View Estates)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rivers View Estates, with the one closest to Rivers View Estates listed first.
    • Riverview
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Indian Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
      • Indian Hills is located in Hillsborough County
    • Countryside Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
      • Countryside Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • East Bay Lakes
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bay Lakes
      • East Bay Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
    • Bloomingdale Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale Village
      • Bloomingdale Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Brandon Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
      • Brandon Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Progress Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Progress Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress Village
      • Progress Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Gibsonton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clair-Mel City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clair-Mel City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clair-Mel City
      • Clair-Mel City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Stelling Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stelling Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelling Village
      • Stelling Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Summerfield Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Village
      • Summerfield Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Garden City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Hillsborough County
  • Manatee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rivers View Estates, with the one closest to Rivers View Estates listed first.
    • Parrish
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Duette
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Terra Ceia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellenton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Memphis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
      • Memphis is located in Manatee County
    • Palmetto
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Waterbury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
      • Waterbury is located in Manatee County
    • Bradenton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Samoset
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samoset have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
      • Samoset is located in Manatee County
    • West Bradenton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bradenton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bradenton
      • West Bradenton is located in Manatee County
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rivers View Estates, with the one closest to Rivers View Estates listed first.
    • Crystal Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
    • Land O' Lakes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
    • Wesley Chapel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Odessa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Zephyrhills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Richland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Pasco County
    • Trinity
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rivers View Estates, with the one closest to Rivers View Estates listed first.
    • Gandy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gandy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
    • Saint Petersburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Feather Sound
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Lealman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lealman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lealman
      • Lealman is located in Pinellas County
    • High Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
      • High Point is located in Pinellas County
    • Pinellas Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • South Highpoint
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Highpoint have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Highpoint
      • South Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
    • Oldsmar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
    • Four Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
      • Four Corners is located in Pinellas County
    • Gulfport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Kenneth City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rivers View Estates, with the one closest to Rivers View Estates listed first.
    • Nichols
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Willow Oak
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
    • Mulberry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Winston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
      • Winston is located in Polk County
    • Brewster ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
      • Brewster is located in Polk County
    • Medulla
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medulla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
    • Lakeland Highlands
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Highlands
      • Lakeland Highlands is located in Polk County
    • Kathleen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Acton ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
      • Acton is located in Polk County
    • Eaton Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Crystal Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
      • Crystal Lake is located in Polk County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rivers View Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Rivers View Estates.

Newspapers Published in Rivers View Estates ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rivers View Estates.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rivers View Estates, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rivers View Estates.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Rivers View Estates:

Cemeteries Near Rivers View Estates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rivers View Estates.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rivers View Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rivers View Estates, with the one closest to Rivers View Estates listed first.

  • Hackney - Riverview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hackney - Riverview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Hackney - Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hackney Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hackney - Riverview Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72067 <5>
  • Serenity Meadows Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Samford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Samford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Samford Cemetery
  • Commemorative Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Commemorative Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Commemorative Cemetery
  • Brandon Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillsboro Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillsboro Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillsboro Memorial Gardens
  • Limona Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Limona Cemetery is located in Brandon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Limona Cemetery
  • Centro Asturiano Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Asturiano Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Centro Asturiano Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Centro Asturiano Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centro Asturiano Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71836 <5>
  • Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Centro Espanol Cemetery
    • Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71837 <5>
  • Lithia Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lithia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lithia Cemetery
  • Orange Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Myrtle Hill Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Myrtle Hill Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Myrtle Hill Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Myrtle Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myrtle Hill Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72326 <5>
  • Continue List   (102 more) ...
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Rose Hill Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
      • The Rose Hill Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Rose Hills Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72535 <5>
    • Garden of Memories
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Garden of Memories is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
      • The Garden of Memories has also been known as:
      • Garden of Memories Cemetery
      • Tampa Garden of Memories Cemetery
      • Tampa Garden of Memories
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Memories
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72022 <5>

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Rivers View Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rivers View Estates.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Rivers View Estates, with the one closest to Rivers View Estates listed first.

  • Peru ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
  • Bloomingdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
  • Brandon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Limona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
  • Valrico
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mango
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Seffner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Sydney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ybor City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ybor City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
  • Tampa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
    • Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407,599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <2>
  • Port Tampa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Tampa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
    • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
  • Keysville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
    • Keysville is located in Hillsborough County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Thonotosassa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Gulf City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf City
      • Gulf City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Plant City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rivers View Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rivers View Estates.

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

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcounty.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rivers View Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rivers View Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.8706, Longitude: -82.3239       In this case, the coordinates for Rivers View Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>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 Rivers View Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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