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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.
- Sibley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sibley is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Trenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grosse Ile
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wyandotte
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gibraltar
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gibraltar is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,516 people
- Ecorse
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Center is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Center
- Former name for Taylor Center:
- Taylor Centre
- Flat Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- River Rouge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Rockwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Delray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delray is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Sunnyside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Romulus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dearborn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Inkster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Boston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Carleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grafton was located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Newport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Detroit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Martinsville is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oak is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Redford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beech
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beech is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Elm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elm is also located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Belleville
(15 miles [24.1 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. |
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