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.
- Croton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Croton is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Big Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Big Prairie is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Prairie
- Newaygo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sun is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Howard City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- White Cloud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alleyton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alleyton is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleyton
- Morley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pierson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Sand Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Borland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Borland is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borland
- Coral
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Amble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Amble is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amble
- Stanwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeton is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Aetna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aetna is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Woodville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Fremont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fremont is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,102 people
- Former name for Fremont:
- Fremont Center
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <2>
- Casnovia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kent City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rustford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rustford is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustford
- Brookside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brookside is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |