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 Riverton (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 Riverton. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Riverton is located in Wicomico County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wicomico County: Sussex (DE), Dorchester, Somerset & Worcester.
Below are the counties that are near Riverton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Riverton:
- Wicomico County (The home county of Riverton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverton, with the one closest to Riverton listed first.
- Sharptown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Mardela Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mardela Springs is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardela Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quantico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rockawalking Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
- Delmar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hurst Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Centennial Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Salisbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Green Hill Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Village
- Dogwood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Fruitland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverton, with the one closest to Riverton listed first.
- Federalsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hynson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Preston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Bethlehem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Tanyard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Hickman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Tuckahoe Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Denton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Griffin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Oil City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Hillsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverton, with the one closest to Riverton listed first.
- Walnut Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Galestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Brookview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rabbit Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rabbit Town is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Eldorado
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Rhodesdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Finchville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Reliance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Marshyhope Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Hurlock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Queen Anne's County
- Queen Anne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverton, with the one closest to Riverton listed first.
- Eden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Loretto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Mount Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Princess Anne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Monie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Monie is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monie
- Dames Quarter
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oriole
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oriole is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Champ
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Champ is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Somersett Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Somersett Town is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersett Town
- Chance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Deal Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverton, with the one closest to Riverton listed first.
- Trappe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Easton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Talbot Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Woodland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Kirkham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Royal Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cordova
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newcomb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Tappers Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Leeds Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverton, with the one closest to Riverton listed first.
- Whaleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bishop
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bishopville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Showell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Showell is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- Newark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverton, with the one closest to Riverton listed first.
- Adamsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Hickman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Andrewsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Farmington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Brownsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Williamsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Harrington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Whiteleysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverton, with the one closest to Riverton listed first.
- Reliance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Bethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Delmar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Laurel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blades
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blades is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Seaford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Briar Hook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Heritage Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Ross
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Ward
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ward is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Bridgeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Riverton, see our County-by-County Page for Riverton.
Cemeteries Near Riverton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riverton.
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 Riverton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Riverton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Riverton, with the one closest to Riverton listed first.
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Firemans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dukes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Barren Creek Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vienna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reids Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eldorado Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ralphs Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hebron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- Cokesbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McKendree Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Riverton had a population of 196 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Riverton, with the one closest to Riverton listed first.
- Walnut Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Sharptown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Columbia is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Brookview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Galestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Eldorado
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Athol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Athol is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Rhodesdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ennalls ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ennalls is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennalls
- Bethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Woodland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Reliance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Finchville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Riverton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riverton.
Newspapers Published in Riverton ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riverton, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riverton.
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 websites either 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 Riverton:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Wicomico County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Dorchester County
- Queen Anne's County
- Somerset County
- Talbot County
- Worcester County
- Kent County
- Sussex County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
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 Riverton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riverton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |