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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 Riverton (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 Riverton. 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 hospitals 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.

Riverton is located in Coos County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Coos County: Curry & Douglas.

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

  • Coos County     (The home county of Riverton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverton, with the one closest to Riverton listed first.
    • Parkersburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
      • Parkersburg is located in Coos County
    • Coquille
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coquille have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coquille
      • Coquille is located in Coos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,958 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coquille <2>
    • Arago
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago
      • Arago is located in Coos County
    • Norway
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bandon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Myrtle Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Twomile
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twomile
      • Twomile is located in Coos County
    • Gravelford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelford
      • Gravelford is located in Coos County
    • Coos City ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coos City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coos City
      • Coos City is located in Coos County
    • Charleston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Broadbent
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bunker Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
      • Bunker Hill is located in Coos County
  • Curry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riverton, with the one closest to Riverton listed first.
    • Langlois
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Denmark
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denmark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
      • Denmark is located in Curry County
    • Sixes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Orford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Riverton ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riverton, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riverton.

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 Riverton:

Cemeteries Near Riverton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riverton.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Lampa Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lampa Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lampa Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39028 <4>
  • Kronenberg Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kronenberg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kronenberg Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Parkersburg Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kronenberg Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39020 <4>
  • Russell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39367 <4>
  • Hultin Thrush Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hultin Thrush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hultin Thrush Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hultin Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hultin Thrush Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38928 <4>
  • Bear Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38566 <4>
  • Upper Fishtrap Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Fishtrap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Fishtrap Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38783 <4>
  • Fishtrap Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fishtrap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fishtrap Cemetery
  • Myrtle Crest Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Coquille Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Randolph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the IOOF Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Bandon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1590744 <4>
  • Continue List   (52 more) ...

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Riverton had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Parkersburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
    • Parkersburg is located in Coos County
  • Coquille
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coquille have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coquille
    • Coquille is located in Coos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,958 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coquille <2>
  • Randolph
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Coos County
  • Arago
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago
    • Arago is located in Coos County
  • Coaledo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coaledo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaledo
    • Coaledo is located in Coos County
  • Bandon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Norway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Myrtle Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Gravelford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelford
    • Gravelford is located in Coos County
  • Lee ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Lee is located in Coos County
  • Fairview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Coos County
  • Libby
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
    • Libby is located in Coos County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Etelka ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etelka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etelka
      • Etelka is located in Coos County
    • Empire
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
      • Empire is located in Coos County
    • Dora
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
      • Dora is located in Coos County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Riverton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Coos County: www.co.coos.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Riverton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riverton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1573, Longitude: -124.2746       In this case, the coordinates for Riverton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Riverton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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