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.
- Wilson
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Guyandotte
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Guyandotte is located in Cabell County (WV)
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- Proctorville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Barboursville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cox Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cox Landing is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Landing
- Bradrick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bradrick is located in Lawrence County
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- Lesage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bartramville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bartramville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartramville
- Huntington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Athalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Rockwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rockwood is located in Lawrence County
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- Ona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hodges
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Fudges Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Sarah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County (WV)
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- Dobbston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dobbston is located in Lawrence County
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- Green Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Green Bottom is located in Cabell County (WV)
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- Platform
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Platform is located in Lawrence County
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- Howell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Howell is located in Lawrence County
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- Sybene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sybene is located in Lawrence County
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- Polkadotte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Polkadotte is located in Lawrence County
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- Bowen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bowen is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Burlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Burlington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shoals is located in Wayne County (WV)
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- Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crown City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Crown City is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Willow Wood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Wood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
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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