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 River Vale (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 Vale. 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 Vale ...
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.
Another variation: Rivervale.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named River Vale. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for River Vale.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
River Vale is located in Bergen County.
To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bergen County: Essex, Hudson, Passaic, New York (NY), Rockland (NY) & Westchester (NY).
Below are the counties that are near River Vale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to River Vale:
- Bergen County (The home county of River Vale)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Vale, with the one closest to River Vale listed first.
- West Norwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Norwood is located in Bergen County
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- Park Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Park Ridge is located in Bergen County
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- Saint Josephs Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ho-Ho-Kus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County
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- Ridgewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- Teaneck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Teaneck is located in Bergen County
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- West Englewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Englewood is located in Bergen County
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- Radburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Radburn is located in Bergen County
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- Rochelle Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rochelle Park is located in Bergen County
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- Warren Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Point is located in Bergen County
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- Englewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Englewood is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,278 people
- Hackensack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hackensack is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Vale, with the one closest to River Vale listed first.
- Montclair Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Montclair Heights is located in Essex County
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- Brookdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brookdale is located in Essex County
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- Meadow Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Village is located in Essex County
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- Nutley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nutley is located in Essex County
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- Upper Montclair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Montclair is located in Essex County
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- Belleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville is located in Essex County
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- Bloomfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Essex County
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- Cedar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
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- Montclair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Montclair is located in Essex County
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- Verona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Verona is located in Essex County
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- Caldwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell is located in Essex County
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- Fairfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Essex County
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- Hudson County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Vale, with the one closest to River Vale listed first.
- North Bergen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Bergen is located in Hudson County
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- Guttenberg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Guttenberg is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,015 people
- Secaucus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Secaucus is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
- Union City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
- West New York
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West New York is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
- Weehawken
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County
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- Hoboken
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hoboken is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
- Kearny
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kearny is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
- Bergen
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County
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- Harrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,481 people
- Communipaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Communipaw is located in Hudson County
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- Jersey City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jersey City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Vale, with the one closest to River Vale listed first.
- Butler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Butler is located in Morris County
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- Montville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Montville is located in Morris County
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- Taylortown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Taylortown is located in Morris County
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- Hanover Neck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover Neck is located in Morris County
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- Boonton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Boonton is located in Morris County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
- East Hanover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Hanover is located in Morris County
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- Troy Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Troy Hills is located in Morris County
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- Lyonsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lyonsville is located in Morris County
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- Newfoundland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Newfoundland is located in Morris County
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- Powerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Powerville is located in Morris County
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- Whippany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whippany is located in Morris County
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- Denville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Denville is located in Morris County
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- Passaic County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Vale, with the one closest to River Vale listed first.
- Paterson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Athenia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Athenia is located in Passaic County
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- Passaic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Passaic is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
- Clifton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- Borough of Woodland Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
- Preakness
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Preakness is located in Passaic County
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- Delawanna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Delawanna is located in Passaic County
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- Little Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County
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- The Village at Little Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Singac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Singac is located in Passaic County
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- Haskell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County
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- Wayne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wayne is located in Passaic County
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- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Vale, with the one closest to River Vale listed first.
- Highland Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County
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- Vernon Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County
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- Edison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Edison is located in Sussex County
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- Hardistonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hardistonville is located in Sussex County
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- Mahola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mahola is located in Sussex County
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- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Vale, with the one closest to River Vale listed first.
- Hillside
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside is located in Union County
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- Springfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Union County
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- Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Union County
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- Elizabeth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
- Elmora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elmora is located in Union County
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- Summit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
- Cranford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cranford is located in Union County
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- Park Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Park Village is located in Union County
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- Linden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Linden is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
- Tremley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tremley is located in Union County
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- Feltville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Feltville is located in Union County
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- Westfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Vale, with the one closest to River Vale listed first.
- Glenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Belle Haven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Greenwich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
- Greenwich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cos Cob
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Banksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Banksville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Old Greenwich
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Riverbank
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Riverbank is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Stamford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
- Stamford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Glenbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Glenbrook is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Shippan Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Shippan Point is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Bronx County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Vale, with the one closest to River Vale listed first.
- Riverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Spuyten Duyvil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Fordham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fordham is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Williams Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Concourse Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Concourse Village is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Bronx
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bronx is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
- Bronx has also been known as:
- Bronx
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- Eastchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eastchester is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- City Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- City Island is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Locust Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Point is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Throggs Neck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Throggs Neck is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Greene County (NY)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County (NY)
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- Kings County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Vale, with the one closest to River Vale listed first.
- Greenpoint
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Greenpoint is located in Kings County (NY)
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- New York
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New York is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
- Williamsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Brooklyn Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn Heights is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Bushwick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bushwick is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Red Hook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Red Hook is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Brooklyn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Weeksville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Weeksville is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Brownsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Flatbush
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Marcus Garvey Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Marcus Garvey Village is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Bay Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bay Ridge is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Nassau County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Vale, with the one closest to River Vale listed first.
- Kings Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Manorhaven
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Manorhaven is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,744 people
- Sands Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter Estates is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- East Atlantic Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Atlantic Beach is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Great Neck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harbor Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harbor Hills is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Port Washington North
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Port Washington North is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,160 people
- Saddle Rock Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saddle Rock Estates is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Saddle Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Great Neck Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Great Neck Estates is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,867 people
- Great Neck Gardens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Great Neck Gardens is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- New York County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Vale, with the one closest to River Vale listed first.
- Inwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Inwood is located in New York County (NY)
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- Washington Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Washington Heights is located in New York County (NY)
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- Delano Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Delano Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Harlem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harlem is located in New York County (NY)
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- Morningside Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Morningside Heights is located in New York County (NY)
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- East Harlem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Harlem is located in New York County (NY)
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- Park West Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Park West Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Manhattan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Manhattan is located in New York County (NY)
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- Seneca Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Seneca Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Yorkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Yorkville is located in New York County (NY)
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- Hell's Kitchen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hell's Kitchen is located in New York County (NY)
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- Kips Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kips Bay is located in New York County (NY)
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- Orange County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Vale, with the one closest to River Vale listed first.
- Tuxedo Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling Forest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harriman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Central Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fort Montgomery
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Monroe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Homestead Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Homestead Village is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Walton Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Walton Park is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Highland Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kiryas Joel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
- Palm Tree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Palm Tree is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Putnam County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Vale, with the one closest to River Vale listed first.
- Continental Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County (NY)
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- Putnam Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Adams Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County (NY)
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- Garrison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Glenclyffe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County (NY)
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- Cold Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tompkins Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County (NY)
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- Mahopac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nelsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Mahopac Mines
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
- Queens County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Vale, with the one closest to River Vale listed first.
- Astoria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Long Island City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Woodside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Beechhurst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beechhurst is located in Queens County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechhurst
- Jackson Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitestone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Corona
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Flushing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Elmhurst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Maspeth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lefrak City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lefrak City is located in Queens County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefrak City
- Richmond County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Vale, with the one closest to River Vale listed first.
- New Brighton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Brighton is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brighton
- Port Richmond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Port Richmond is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond
- Stapleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stapleton is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton
- Arlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Westerleigh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Westerleigh is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerleigh
- Bloomfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
- Fort Wadsworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fort Wadsworth is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Wadsworth
- Graniteville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Old Town Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Old Town Station is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Station
- Staten Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Grant City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Grant City is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Heartland Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
- Rockland County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Vale, with the one closest to River Vale listed first.
- Tappan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Orangeburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Palisades
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blauvelt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sparkill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nanuet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grand View-on-Hudson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grand View-on-Hudson is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View-on-Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Piermont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Central Nyack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Central Nyack is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Nyack
- South Nyack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Nyack is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Nyack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,305 people
- Suffolk County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Vale, with the one closest to River Vale listed first.
- Lloyd Harbor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lloyd Harbor is located in Suffolk County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
- Cold Spring Harbor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Westchester County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Vale, with the one closest to River Vale listed first.
- Hastings-on-Hudson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dobbs Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Yonkers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yonkers is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <1>
- Ardsley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ardsley is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardsley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardsley <1>
- Irvington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nepperhan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nepperhan is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nepperhan
- Bryn Mawr Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bryn Mawr Park is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryn Mawr Park
- Woodlands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Woodlands is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Tarrytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bronxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to River Vale, see our County-by-County Page for River Vale.
Cemeteries Near River Vale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of River Vale.
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 Vale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for River Vale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from River Vale, with the one closest to River Vale listed first.
- Old Hook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Westwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Beth - El Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pascack Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pascack Reformed Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- French Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Temple Israel Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Valleau Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (529 more) ...
- George Washington Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 River Vale had a population of 498 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from River Vale, with the one closest to River Vale listed first.
- Park Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Park Ridge is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Tappan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orangeburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ho-Ho-Kus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ho-Ho-Kus
- Ridgewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- Cherry Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cherry Hill is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- New Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Bridge is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Palisades
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sparkill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blauvelt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nanuet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ridgewood Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ridgewood Junction is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Junction
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Warren Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Point is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Point
- Rochelle Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rochelle Park is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle Park
- Teaneck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Teaneck is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaneck
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around River Vale. See our List of 1890's Communities around River Vale.
Newspapers Published in River Vale ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around River Vale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of River Vale, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for River Vale.
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 River Vale:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Bergen County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Essex County
- Hudson County
- Morris County
- Passaic County
- Sussex County
- Union County
- Fairfield County
- Bronx County
- Greene County
- Kings County
- Nassau County
- New York County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Queens County
- Richmond County
- Rockland County
- Suffolk County
- Westchester County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
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 River Vale, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- River Vale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |