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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Riverview had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Waltham
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Auburndale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- West Newton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- West Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Kendal Green
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woodland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Newton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newtonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newtonville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Bemis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bemis is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Hastings
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wellesley Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms
- Newton Lower Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Newton Lower Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Lower Falls
- Waban
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Newton Centre
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Watertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Waverley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Waverley is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverley
- Belmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Wellesley Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
- Newton Upper Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Newton Upper Falls is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Upper Falls
- Eliot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newton Highlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Brighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Faneuil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Faneuil is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faneuil
- East Watertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Watertown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Watertown
- Arlington Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington Heights is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- East Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Lexington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,993 people
- Tower Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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. |