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.
- Russell
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ironton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Coal Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Ashland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hecla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hecla is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
- Danleyton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Danleyton is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleyton
- Forestdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Forestdale is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Hanging Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Boyd County
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- Cliffside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Sheridan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Wurtland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Normal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Normal is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Kitts Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Royersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Royersville is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royersville
- Meads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Meads is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meads
- Rock Camp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Camp is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Camp
- Argillite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cannonsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Catlettsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Kenova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Kenova is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kenova
- South Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Andis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Pedro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Haverhill Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Haverhill Station is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill Station
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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