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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about River View. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added River View to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with River View, please Contact Us.
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 River View (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 River View. 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 River View ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for River View: River Vw.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named River View. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for River View.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of River View is historic, it would have been located within present day Mecklenburg County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mecklenburg County: Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Union, Lancaster (SC) & York (SC).
Below are the counties that are near River View. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to River View:
- Mecklenburg County (The home county of River View)
- The following are listed by their distance from River View, with the one closest to River View listed first.
- Cornelius
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Davidson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Huntersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Croft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Spring Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Chateau Woods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Paw Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Greenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Belmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Biddleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Pinecrest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Wilmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Newell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from River View, with the one closest to River View listed first.
- Stony Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Taylorsville Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Fairview Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Millersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Hiddenite
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Isenhour Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Bethlehem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Liledoun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Burke County
- Hildebran
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from River View, with the one closest to River View listed first.
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Cannon Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon Crossroads is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
- Cannon Crossroads has also been known as:
- Cannon Cross Roads
- Cannon's Crossroads
- Wallace Cross Roads
- Wallace Crossroads
- Fisher Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Poplar Tent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Concord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Mount Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Midland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from River View, with the one closest to River View listed first.
- Concord ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Northlakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from River View, with the one closest to River View listed first.
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Terrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sherrills Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Killian Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Monbo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Long Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Bandy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Drums Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Olivers Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Murrays Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
- Providence Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
- Catawba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maiden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from River View, with the one closest to River View listed first.
- Waco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Kings Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Wilson ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wilson is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Davie County
- Cooleemee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from River View, with the one closest to River View listed first.
- Lucia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Alexis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Stanley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Holly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Woodland ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- High Shoals
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Spencer Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
- Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
- Brown Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brown Town is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- McAdenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dallas
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ranlo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Belmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from River View, with the one closest to River View listed first.
- Mayhew
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Mount Mourne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Doolie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Mooresville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shepherds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Ostwalt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Troutman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mazeppa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Barium Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Eufola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Belmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Statesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Scotts
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from River View, with the one closest to River View listed first.
- Westport
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Denver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lowesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Machpelah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Iron Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Boger City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Lincolnton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Crouse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Vale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Henry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Hulls Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from River View, with the one closest to River View listed first.
- Enochville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- Harts ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Mount Ulla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Corriher Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Corriher Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriher Heights
- Kannapolis
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North Kannapolis
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kannapolis
- Bear Poplar
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Five Forks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Five Forks is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Landis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mill Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- China Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cleveland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- York County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from River View, with the one closest to River View listed first.
- Lake Wylie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bowling Green
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to River View, see our County-by-County Page for River View.
Cemeteries Near River View ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of River View.
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 River View - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for River View covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from River View, with the one closest to River View listed first.
- Williamson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Denver Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Keever Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Caldwell Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hills Chapel UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Chapel UMC Cemetery
- The Hills Chapel UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lowes Cemetery
- Lowesville Cemetery
- Centerpointe Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Caldwell Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (168 more) ...
- Forney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Huntersville First Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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.
River View itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from River View, with the one closest to River View listed first.
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Mayhew
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Denver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cowans Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cowans Ford is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Ford
- Mount Mourne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Doolie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Lowesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Caldwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Davidson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Machpelah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Huntersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lucia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Mooresville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shepherds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around River View. See our List of 1890's Communities around River View.
Newspapers Published in River View ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around River View.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of River View, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for River View.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 River View:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Mecklenburg County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Burke County
- Cabarrus County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Davie County
- Gaston County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Rowan County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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 River View, 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- River View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |