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.
- York
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Fairbanks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- West Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Union is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- West York
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Darwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Darwin is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Graysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Graysville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Walnut Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Prairie is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Prairie
- Prairie Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Vigo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vigo is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
- Hutsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snyder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Snyder is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Hutton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hutton is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Merom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ernst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ernst is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernst
- Melrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Trimble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Shelburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sullivan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farmersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Riverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Riverton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- New Lebanon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jackson Hill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Hill
- Orange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Orange is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Annapolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Palestine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pimento
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pimento is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
- Prairieton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prairieton is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieton
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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