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Do you know of Rival ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Rival. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Rival.<1>

Our sources for Rival (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Rival other than they indicate that Rival would be found somewhere in Delaware County, Indiana.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1900 and closed  in 1901.

Communities Also Named Rival ...

We found two communities that share the name Rival.

Within Indiana, the name Rival is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Dakota
      • Burke County
      • Please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Rival [Burke County].
    • Tennessee
      • Sumner County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Rival [Sumner County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Rival ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Rival:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Map from 1908 (unknown title/publisher)

More Orphans in  Delaware County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Delaware County.

Bradford ParkLaynecrest
Breezewood ParkLinden Park
Brewington WoodsLuddington
  
Country TerraceMcCowans
Cranberry 
 New Corner
De SotoNiles
Delser 
Devon ParkOrchard Lawn
  
Echo HeightsPhillips
 Pleasant Woods
Gates 
GatewoodReed
 Richwoods
Halteman VillageRoyton
Hamilton Park 
HarrisonSharon
HaselStout
Hills And DalesSunset Knoll
  
Indian VillageTabor
Industry 
 University Heights
Jackson Park 
 Westacres
KenmoreWestbriar
 Western Ridge
Lantern Park 

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
<2>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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