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 (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. 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.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 is located in Trumbull County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Trumbull County: Ashtabula, Geauga, Mahoning, Portage, Crawford (PA) & Mercer (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Riverview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Riverview:
- Trumbull County (The home county of Riverview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Newton Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Canal
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Lordstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Phalanx
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Leavittsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delightful
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Austin Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Warren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bolindale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- Niles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rays Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rays Corners is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Corners
- Wilhelm Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilhelm Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhelm Corner
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Orwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Colebrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Dodgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Hartsgrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
- Rome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Stanhope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Wick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- New Lyme
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Lyme is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lyme
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Washingtonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Georgetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Leetonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Reading
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Columbiana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Square
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Teegarden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Adair
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Chambersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Coleman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- New Alexander
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Bentleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Chagrin Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwillow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwillow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwillow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Solon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Applecreek Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Applecreek Village is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applecreek Village
- Hunting Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hunting Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Moreland Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Parkman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Welshfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Auburn Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Middlefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Burton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bainbridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- East Claridon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- South Russell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Yates Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Aquilla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Montville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Montville is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Craig Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- North Jackson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Austintown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Austintown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Perkins Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- Patmos
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Canfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cornersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Hickory Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Beloit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Windham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Mahoning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Diamond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Lloyd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Palmyra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Keans ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Drakesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Garrettsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Augerburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Campbellsport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Limaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Alliance
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Baltimore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Hartville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Uniontown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oval City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Greentown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Belfort
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- North Canton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Mogadore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Reminderville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Hudson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Munroe Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hudson Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
- North Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Silver Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
- Tallmadge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Twinsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lakemore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Cuyahoga Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- New Bedford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Robinson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Hillsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Pulaski
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Bessemer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edinburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Nashua
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- S.N.P.J
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- S.N.P.J is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S.N.P.J
- Estimated population in 2019: 19 people
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Clark
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Farrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Grove City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wheatland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sharpsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Middlesex
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hermitage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Carbon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Riverview, see our County-by-County Page for Riverview.
Cemeteries Near Riverview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riverview.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Riverview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- East Newton Falls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Newton Falls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- German Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wilderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hawley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Price Mill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Duck Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Braceville Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Welsh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (490 more) ...
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Paltzgroff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whippoorwill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Riverview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Newton Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McClintocksburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McClintocksburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintocksburg
- Pritchard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pritchard is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
- Braceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Braceville is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braceville
- Lordstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Windham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Phalanx
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Diamond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Blanco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blanco is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Leavittsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mahoning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Palmyra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Lloyd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Delightful
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Keans ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Riverview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riverview.
Newspapers Published in Riverview ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riverview, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riverview.
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 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:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Trumbull County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Columbiana County
- Cuyahoga County
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Riverview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |