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 Riverview (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 Riverview. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Riverview is located in Cook County.
To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cook County: DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Will, Lake (IN) & Berrien (MI).
Below are the counties that are near Riverview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Riverview:
- Cook County (The home county of Riverview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Schiller Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rosemont
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Norridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Franklin Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harwood Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Park Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Northlake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dunning
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunning is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning
- River Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Des Plaines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Norma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Norma is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Stone Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elmwood Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Bensenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wood Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elmhurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Addison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Elmhurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Elmhurst is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elmhurst
- Villa Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Park is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,291 people
- Itasca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lombard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Brook Terrace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Brook Terrace is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Brook Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,094 people
- Utopia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Utopia is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- York Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- York Center is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Center
- Medinah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bloomingdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- East Dundee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Coleman is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Elgin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Geneva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- South Elgin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- South Elgin is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,646 people
- Carpentersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Batavia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sleepy Hollow
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mooseheart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bonnie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bonnie is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
- Bonnie has also been known as:
- Bonnie Valley
- West Dundee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Campton Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Campton Hills is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,063 people
- Campton Hills has also been known as:
- Campton Hills village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campton Hills <1>
- Kendall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Boulder Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
- Montgomery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Braeside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Braeside is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeside
- Buffalo Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Deerfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ravinia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ravinia is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravinia
- Riverwoods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Aptakisic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Aptakisic is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptakisic
- Bannockburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Highland Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lincolnshire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Prairie View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Prairie View is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
- Highwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Long Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- McHenry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Fox River Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Trout Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Trout Valley is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Algonquin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cary
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Island Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Island Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,951 people
- Lake-in-the-Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Hills is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,011 people
- Barreville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barreville is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barreville
- Holiday Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Hills is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Crystal Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Grove is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,920 people
- Lakemoor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Terra Cotta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Terra Cotta is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
- Will County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Colonial Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Winston Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winston Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Village
- Bolingbrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Village
- Goodings Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Goodings Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
- Homer Glen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Homer Glen is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,281 people
- Homer Glen has also been known as:
- Homer Glen village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer Glen <1>
- Romeoville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lockport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Normantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Normantown is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
- Plainfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Crest Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairmont is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Lake County (IN)
- Whiting
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Riverview, see our County-by-County Page for Riverview.
Cemeteries Near Riverview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riverview.
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 Riverview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Riverview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Eden Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Indian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- All Saints Polish National Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Resthaven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Acacia Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westlawn Jewish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Westlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Town of Maine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johannes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fredens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Emblem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (338 more) ...
- Memorial Estates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- The St. Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
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 Riverview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Riverview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Franklin Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bensenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- River Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunning
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunning is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning
- Park Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mont Clare
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mont Clare is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
- Des Plaines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Galewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Galewood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
- Jefferson Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Park
- Niles
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elmhurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Maywood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grayland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grayland is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayland
- Morton Grove
(6 miles [9.7 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 Riverview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riverview.
Newspapers Published in Riverview ...
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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riverview, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riverview.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Riverview:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Cook County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DuPage County
- Kane County
- Kendall County
- Lake County
- McHenry County
- Will County
- Lake County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
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 Riverview, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Riverview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |