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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Riverview in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Riverview. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.

  • Coxton
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Coxton is also located in Lawrence County
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  • Bedford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bedford is also located in Lawrence County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,233 people
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  • Dark Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Dark Hollow is also located in Lawrence County
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  • Fayetteville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fayetteville is also located in Lawrence County
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  • Yockey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Yockey is also located in Lawrence County
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  • Bryantsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bryantsville is also located in Lawrence County
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  • Williams
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Williams is also located in Lawrence County
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  • Silverville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Silverville is also located in Lawrence County
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  • Shawswick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Shawswick is also located in Lawrence County
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  • Springville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Springville is also located in Lawrence County
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  • Logan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Logan is also located in Lawrence County
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  • Mount Olive
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Mount Olive is located in Martin County
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  • Mitchell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mitchell is also located in Lawrence County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,269 people
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  • Georgia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Georgia is also located in Lawrence County
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  • Erie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Erie is also located in Lawrence County
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  • Guthrie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Guthrie is also located in Lawrence County
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  • Huron
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Huron is also located in Lawrence County
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  • Heltonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bartlettsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bartlettsville is also located in Lawrence County
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  • Harrodsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
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  • Cale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Cale is located in Martin County
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  • Tunnelton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tunnelton is also located in Lawrence County
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  • Popcorn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Popcorn is also located in Lawrence County
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  • Fairfax
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Fairfax is located in Monroe County
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  • Owensburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Owensburg is located in Greene County
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Footnotes ...

<1>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.
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