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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 Riverview Estates (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 Riverview Estates. 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.

Name Variations for Riverview Estates ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Riverview Estates: Riverview Ests.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Riverview Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Riverview Estates.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Riverview Estates is located in George County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of George County: Mobile (AL), Greene, Jackson, Perry & Stone.

Below are the counties that are near Riverview Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Riverview Estates:

  • George County     (The home county of Riverview Estates)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverview Estates, with the one closest to Riverview Estates listed first.
    • Bexley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Bexley is located in George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
    • Lucedale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Agricola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Howell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Howell is located in George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
  • Forrest County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverview Estates, with the one closest to Riverview Estates listed first.
    • Brooklyn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Carnes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Carnes is located in Forrest County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverview Estates, with the one closest to Riverview Estates listed first.
    • McLain
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • McLain is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Hillman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hillman is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
    • Leakesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Brown Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Brown Town is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
    • Avera
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Avera is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverview Estates, with the one closest to Riverview Estates listed first.
    • Howison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Howison is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
    • Saucier
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • D'Iberville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Wool Market
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Wool Market is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
      • Wool Market has also been known as:
      • Woolmarket
    • Wortham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Wortham is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverview Estates, with the one closest to Riverview Estates listed first.
    • Americus ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Americus is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
    • Brewton ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Brewton is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
      • Brewton has also been known as:
      • Brewer's Bluff
    • Wade
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Wade is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
    • Hurley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Vancleave
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Latimer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Latimer is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
    • Big Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Big Point is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
    • Coll Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Coll Town is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
    • Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
    • Hickory Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Martin Bluff
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
    • Gulf Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Gulf Hills is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hills
    • Helena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Helena is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverview Estates, with the one closest to Riverview Estates listed first.
    • Beaumont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Beaumont is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
    • Wingate
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wingate is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
    • New Augusta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverview Estates, with the one closest to Riverview Estates listed first.
    • Wiggins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • McHenry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • McHenry is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
  • Mobile County (AL)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Riverview Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Riverview Estates.

Cemeteries Near Riverview Estates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riverview Estates.

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 Riverview Estates - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Riverview Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Riverview Estates, with the one closest to Riverview Estates listed first.

  • Fairley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mixon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Parker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Sweetwater Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cross Roads Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sweetwater Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mixon - Mizelle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Byrd - Cowart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cain Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Howell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (257 more) ...
    • Bush Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • O'Neal Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • O'Neal Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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.<2>

While we didn't find Riverview Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Riverview Estates.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Riverview Estates, with the one closest to Riverview Estates listed first.

  • Leaf
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Leaf is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf
  • Americus ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Americus is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
  • Airey
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Airey is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airey
  • Vancleave
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Three Rivers
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Three Rivers is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
  • Leakesville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
  • Avera
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Avera is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Riverview Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riverview Estates.

Newspapers Published in Riverview Estates ...

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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverview Estates.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riverview Estates, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riverview Estates.

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 helpful websites 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 Riverview Estates:

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>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 Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Riverview Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.