Our Genealogy Helper
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 Rivercrest 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 Rivercrest 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 Rivercrest 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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Rivercrest Estates: Rivercrest Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rivercrest Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rivercrest 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Rivercrest Estates is located in Scott County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Scott County: Cedar, Clinton, Muscatine & Rock Island (IL).
Below are the counties that are near Rivercrest Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rivercrest Estates:
- Scott County (The home county of Rivercrest Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivercrest Estates, with the one closest to Rivercrest Estates listed first.
- Princeton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Le Claire
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McCausland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McCausland is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCausland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Pleasant Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Panorama Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Panorama Park is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Park View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Park View is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park View
- Riverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverdale is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Eldridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Long Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bettendorf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Noel ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Noel is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Davenport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Donahue
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar County
- Sunbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sunbury is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivercrest Estates, with the one closest to Rivercrest Estates listed first.
- Folletts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Folletts is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folletts
- Shaffton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shaffton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffton
- Low Moor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Camanche
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elvira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elvira is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
- Clinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- De Witt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sixmile
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sixmile is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Tenmile
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tenmile is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Grand Mound
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bryant is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Goose Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Goose Lake is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Charlotte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivercrest Estates, with the one closest to Rivercrest Estates listed first.
- Miles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Preston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Spragueville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Van Buren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Van Buren is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Sabula
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Muscatine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivercrest Estates, with the one closest to Rivercrest Estates listed first.
- Stockton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stockton is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Midway Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Midway Beach is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Beach
- Pleasant Prairie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Pine Mills ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Mills is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Bureau County (IL)
- Yorktown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Yorktown is located in Bureau County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Carroll County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivercrest Estates, with the one closest to Rivercrest Estates listed first.
- Thomson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Argo Fay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Argo Fay is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Fay
- Ideal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ideal is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
- Ayers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ayers is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Fair Haven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Haven is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Hickory Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Savanna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Daggett ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Daggett is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- Wacker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wacker is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacker
- Henry County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivercrest Estates, with the one closest to Rivercrest Estates listed first.
- Cleveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cleveland is located in Henry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Dayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dayton is located in Henry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Hickory Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hills is located in Henry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Colona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Green Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Green Rock is located in Henry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Rock
- Briar Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Briar Bluff is located in Henry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Bluff
- Geneseo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Morristown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Morristown is located in Henry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Orion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Osco
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hooppole
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Andover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mercer County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivercrest Estates, with the one closest to Rivercrest Estates listed first.
- Sherrard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Preemption
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Island County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivercrest Estates, with the one closest to Rivercrest Estates listed first.
- Cordova
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Port Byron
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rapids City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <1>
- Hillsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Joslin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Joslin is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joslin
- Barstow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Carbon Cliff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rustic Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rustic Acres is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Acres
- Silvis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Silvis is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,473 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silvis <1>
- East Moline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Moline is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
- Moline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moline is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,065 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <1>
- Coal Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Whiteside County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivercrest Estates, with the one closest to Rivercrest Estates listed first.
- Albany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newton Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Newton Corners is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Corners
- Erie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Erie is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <1>
- East Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Clinton is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Clinton
- Fenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fulton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <1>
- Pratt ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pratt is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Denrock
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Denrock is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
- Union Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Union Grove is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Lyndon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Prophetstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Morrison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rivercrest Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Rivercrest Estates.
Cemeteries Near Rivercrest Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rivercrest 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.
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 Rivercrest Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rivercrest Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rivercrest Estates, with the one closest to Rivercrest Estates listed first.
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Princeton City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Nowlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jacks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fessler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shaffton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- LeClaire Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (296 more) ...
- Port Byron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Rivercrest Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rivercrest Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rivercrest Estates, with the one closest to Rivercrest Estates listed first.
- Princeton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cordova
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Folletts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Folletts is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folletts
- Le Claire
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Port Byron
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rapids City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McCausland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McCausland is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCausland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Pleasant Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Camanche
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chaney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chaney is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Low Moor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <1>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hillsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Albany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Joslin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Joslin is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joslin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rivercrest Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rivercrest Estates.
Newspapers Published in Rivercrest 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 127 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rivercrest Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rivercrest Estates, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rivercrest Estates.
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 Rivercrest Estates:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Scott County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cedar County
- Clinton County
- Jackson County
- Muscatine County
- Bureau County
- Carroll County
- Henry County
- Mercer County
- Rock Island County
- Whiteside County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Rivercrest Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Rivercrest Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |