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 Rivervale (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 Rivervale. 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 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.
Rivervale is located in Lawrence County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lawrence County: Greene, Jackson, Martin, Monroe, Orange & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Rivervale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rivervale:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Rivervale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivervale, with the one closest to Rivervale listed first.
- Lawrenceport
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lawrenceport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceport
- Tunnelton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Spring Mill Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Mill Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Village
- Stonington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stonington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Bono
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Mitchell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crawford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Fort Ritner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Erie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Erie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Hartleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hartleyville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Leesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leesville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Bedford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coxton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivervale, with the one closest to Rivervale listed first.
- Story
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Becks Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Pikes Peak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivervale, with the one closest to Rivervale listed first.
- Marengo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- English
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Milltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivervale, with the one closest to Rivervale listed first.
- Hillham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Norton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Norton is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivervale, with the one closest to Rivervale listed first.
- Owensburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Owensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensburg
- Koleen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Koleen is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koleen
- Scotland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Scotland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Solsberry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricksville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
- Mineral City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Harrison County
- Palmyra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivervale, with the one closest to Rivervale listed first.
- Medora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Norman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vallonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kurtz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
- Brownstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Freetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Houston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Houston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- New Elizabethtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Spraytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Dudleytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Cortland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cortland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Retreat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Crothersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivervale, with the one closest to Rivervale listed first.
- Mount Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Lacy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lacy is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Shoals
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Windom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Windom is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Burns City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Burns City is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
- Crane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Loogootee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivervale, with the one closest to Rivervale listed first.
- Harrodsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
- Smithville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kirksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Clear Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Stanford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Bloomington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Highland Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivervale, with the one closest to Rivervale listed first.
- Leipsic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Orleans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bromer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Mahan Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Paoli
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Abydel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Chambersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Trotter Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Prospect
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- West Baden Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- French Lick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivervale, with the one closest to Rivervale listed first.
- Saltillo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Campbellsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Claysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Smedley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- Kossuth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Plattsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Livonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hardinsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Harristown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- South Boston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Fredericksburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little York
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rivervale, see our County-by-County Page for Rivervale.
Cemeteries Near Rivervale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rivervale.
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 Rivervale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rivervale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rivervale, with the one closest to Rivervale listed first.
- Hamer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carlton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dodd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Starr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sheeks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Erwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crawford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mitchell Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Mitchell.
- The Mitchell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mitchell City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #170004 <2>
- Freedom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Talbott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sherril Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bass Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (315 more) ...
- Burton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scoggan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crest Haven Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Rivervale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rivervale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rivervale, with the one closest to Rivervale listed first.
- Tunnelton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Mitchell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bono
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Yockey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Yockey is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yockey
- Leipsic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Fort Ritner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Orleans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Erie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Erie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Sparksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sparksville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
- Leesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leesville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Bedford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shawswick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shawswick is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawswick
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Coxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coxton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Bryantsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bryantsville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsville
- Georgia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Georgia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rivervale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rivervale.
Newspapers Published in Rivervale ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rivervale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rivervale, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rivervale.
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 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 Rivervale:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Crawford County
- Dubois County
- Greene County
- Harrison County
- Jackson County
- Martin County
- Monroe County
- Orange County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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 Rivervale, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rivervale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |