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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 Rivertown (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 Rivertown. 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.

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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Rivertown is located in Fulton County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fulton County: Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth & Gwinnett.

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

  • Fulton County     (The home county of Rivertown)
  • Carroll County
  • Clayton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rivertown, with the one closest to Rivertown listed first.
    • Kings Forest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
      • Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
    • Normandy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Normandy is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
      • Estimated population in 2019: 962 people
    • Shangri-La on the Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Shangri-La on the Lake is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri-La on the Lake
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,862 people
    • Windermere Woods
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Windermere Woods is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 17,937 people
    • Riverdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Clayton Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Clayton Ridge is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Ridge
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,193 people
    • Dartmouth Estates
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Dartmouth Estates is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,015 people
    • Oak Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Oak Village is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
    • Riverdale Acres
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Riverdale Acres is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,594 people
    • Coxs Crossing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Coxs Crossing is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxs Crossing
    • Fox Run
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Forest Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Cobb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rivertown, with the one closest to Rivertown listed first.
    • Austell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Furniture City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Furniture City is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
    • Knox Springs Estates
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Knox Springs Estates is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Springs Estates
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 69 people
    • Clarkdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Gordon Woods
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Gordon Woods is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,857 people
    • Powder Springs Chase
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Powder Springs Chase is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Chase
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,758 people
    • Ivey Terrace
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ivey Terrace is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Terrace
      • Estimated population in 2019: 914 people
    • Mableton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Powder Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Nelsons Ferry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Nelsons Ferry is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,377 people
    • Blue Ridge Manor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Blue Ridge Manor is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Manor
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,461 people
    • Brookside Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Brookside Village is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
  • Coweta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rivertown, with the one closest to Rivertown listed first.
    • Sargent
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Newnan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • East Newnan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • East Newnan is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
    • Smokey Acres
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
    • Sharpsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jade Lake Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
    • Turin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Moreland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Senoia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Bexton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Bexton is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
    • Smith City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Smith City is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
    • Grantville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rivertown, with the one closest to Rivertown listed first.
    • East Atlanta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • East Atlanta is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Atlanta
    • Gresham Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Gresham Park is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Park
    • Druid Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Emory
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Emory is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 393 people
    • La Vista
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • La Vista is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,200 people
    • Turner Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Turner Village is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Village
    • Glenwood Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Panthersville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Decatur
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • North Decatur
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • North Decatur is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Decatur
    • Belvedere Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Belvedere Park is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Park
    • Brookhaven
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rivertown, with the one closest to Rivertown listed first.
    • Springwood Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
    • Windwood Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
    • Hannah
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Hannah is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Blair Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
    • Flowers Estates
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
    • White City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • White City is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Tyree
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Tyree is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
    • Douglasville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Ephesus Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
    • Winston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeland Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
    • Lithia Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rivertown, with the one closest to Rivertown listed first.
    • Tyrone Acres
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
    • Tyrone
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fayette Villa Estates
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
    • Franklin Farms
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Franklin Farms is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Farms
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,192 people
    • Lafayette Estates
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Lafayette Estates is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,339 people
    • Peachtree City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tinsley Mill Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
    • Winterthur Woods
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Fayetteville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Blakely Woods
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Blakely Woods is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,571 people
    • Hamptons Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 people
    • McIntosh Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
  • Haralson County
  • Heard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rivertown, with the one closest to Rivertown listed first.
    • Centralhatchee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
    • Corinth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Corinth is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Roosterville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Roosterville is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rivertown, with the one closest to Rivertown listed first.
    • Stockbridge North
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
      • Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
    • Oakwood Manor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
    • Stockbridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Hampton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Meriwether County
  • Paulding County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rivertown, with the one closest to Rivertown listed first.
    • Indian Rose
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
    • Home Place Acres
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
    • Hiram
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Dallas
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Country Acres
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Country Acres is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
    • New Hope
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • New Hope is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
    • Forrister
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Forrister is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
    • Hanlin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Hanlin is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
    • Braswell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Rivertown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rivertown.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Rivertown - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Cochran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • McKoy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Holly Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • County Line Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Holland Mills Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunter Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mobley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Andrews Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (599 more) ...
    • George W Smith Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Consolidation Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rivertown had a population of 24 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Rico
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lester is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
  • Chapel Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • McWhorter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • McWhorter is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
  • Hannah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hannah is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
  • Palmetto
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Tell is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell
  • Roscoe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Roscoe is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
  • Fairburn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Winston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Douglasville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Emily ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Emily is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emily
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Lang ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Lang is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lang
    • Brownsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Brownsville is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Banning
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Banning is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning

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

Newspapers Published in Rivertown ...

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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rivertown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rivertown, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rivertown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Rivertown:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 Rivertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rivertown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.