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 Rivers Bend (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 Rivers Bend. 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 Rivers Bend ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Rivers Bend: Rivers Bnd.
- While the name of this community is Rivers Bend, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Rivers Bend may originally have been River's Bend.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Rivers Bend might be written as River Bend.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rivers Bend. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rivers Bend.
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 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.
Rivers Bend is located in Montgomery County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Montgomery County: Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh & Philadelphia.
Below are the counties that are near Rivers Bend. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rivers Bend:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Rivers Bend)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivers Bend, with the one closest to Rivers Bend listed first.
- Mingo
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mingo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Royersford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Port Providence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Port Providence is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Providence
- Trappe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Collegeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Audubon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eagleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Evansburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Evansburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansburg
- Limerick
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Creekwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Creekwood Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekwood Village
- Trooper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harmony Towne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Towne is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Towne
- Fairview Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairview Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Village
- Allegheny County
- Overbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Overbrook is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivers Bend, with the one closest to Rivers Bend listed first.
- Colebrookdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Colebrookdale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrookdale
- Ironstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ironstone is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
- Amity Gardens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Amity Gardens is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Gardens
- Bally
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boyertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Springs Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Monocacy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monocacy is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Bechtelsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eshbach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eshbach is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshbach
- Birdsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow House
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow House is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow House
- Geigertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Geigertown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigertown
- Kenneys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kenneys is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneys
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivers Bend, with the one closest to Rivers Bend listed first.
- Argus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Argus is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argus
- Derstines
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Derstines is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derstines
- Fairhill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhill
- Fairhill has also been known as:
- Schnabletown
- Snoveltown
- Sellersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Selsie Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Selsie Village is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selsie Village
- Silverdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chalfont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Perkasie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Hill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Trumbauersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Milford Square
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Milford Square is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square
- New Britain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Castle Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Castle Valley is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Valley
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivers Bend, with the one closest to Rivers Bend listed first.
- Phoenixville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Spring City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pickering
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pickering is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Williams Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Williams Corner is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corner
- Seven Stars
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Seven Stars is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Parker Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parker Ford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ford
- Valley Forge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sheeder
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sheeder is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheeder
- Fricks Lock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Chesterbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chester Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pikeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pikeland is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeland
- Slonaker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Slonaker is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivers Bend, with the one closest to Rivers Bend listed first.
- Saint Davids
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ithan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ithan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithan
- Radnor Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Radnor Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor Station
- Radnor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Countrie Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edgemont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Edgemont is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
- Montrose Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Village
- Rosemont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Allgates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allgates is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgates
- Broomall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marple
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marple is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marple
- Haverford Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haverford Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverford Village
- Indiana County
- Ernest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ernest is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivers Bend, with the one closest to Rivers Bend listed first.
- Churchtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Beartown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Beartown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Meadville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Meadville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Blue Ball
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Earl
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Terre Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Christiana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weaverland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
- Buyerstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Buyerstown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buyerstown
- Red Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Red Run is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
- Kinzers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Holland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivers Bend, with the one closest to Rivers Bend listed first.
- Hosensack
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hosensack is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosensack
- Powder Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley
- Dillingerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dillingerville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingerville
- Dillingerville has also been known as:
- Dillinger
- Dillingers Ville
- Dillingers
- Dillingersville
- Stahlers
- Old Zionsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Old Zionsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zionsville
- Zionsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hensingersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hensingersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensingersville
- Alburtis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Limeport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Limeport is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport
- Macungie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Coopersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Emmaus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ancient Oaks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Friedensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Friedensville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedensville
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivers Bend, with the one closest to Rivers Bend listed first.
- Leithsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Leithsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithsville
- Hellertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Seidersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Seidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
- Philadelphia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivers Bend, with the one closest to Rivers Bend listed first.
- Roxborough
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roxborough is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough
- Chestnut Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Highland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Allen Lane
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Allen Lane is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Lane
- Manayunk
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manayunk
- Upsal
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Upsal is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upsal
- Pittville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pittville is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittville
- Somerville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Somerville is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Germantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Germantown is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Branchtown ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Branchtown is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchtown
- Fern Rock Station ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fern Rock Station is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Rock Station
- Fern Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fern Rock is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Rock
- Lawton Station ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lawton Station is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton Station
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivers Bend, with the one closest to Rivers Bend listed first.
- Analine Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Analine Village
- Aniline Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniline Village
- Arden
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Arden is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arden <2>
- Ardentown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ardentown is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardentown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Carpenter
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Carpenter is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Centreville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Talleyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- White Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- White Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Village
- Whites Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
- Ardencroft
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ardencroft is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardencroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
- Claymont Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Claymont Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claymont Village
- Claymont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rockland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Burlington County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivers Bend, with the one closest to Rivers Bend listed first.
- Riverton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Riverton is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
- Cinnaminson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cinnaminson is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnaminson
- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Camden County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivers Bend, with the one closest to Rivers Bend listed first.
- Ablett Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ablett Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village
- Camden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
- Delair
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Delair is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delair
- Gloucester City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
- Morgan Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Village
- Wood - Lynne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wood - Lynne is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood - Lynne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
- Brooklawn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklawn is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 people
- Pennsauken
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pennsauken is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsauken
- Colwick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colwick is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwick
- Golden Triangle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Triangle is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Triangle
- Cherry Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Hill is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Westmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westmont is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
- Gloucester County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivers Bend, with the one closest to Rivers Bend listed first.
- Bridgeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Cooper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Gibbstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown
- Red Bank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Thorofare
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thorofare is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorofare
- Beckett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Beckett is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
- Mickleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mickleton is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton
- North Woodbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbury
- Parkville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parkville is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Woodbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
- Oak Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Valley is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
- Salem County (NJ)
- Carneys Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rivers Bend, see our County-by-County Page for Rivers Bend.
Cemeteries Near Rivers Bend ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rivers Bend.
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 Rivers Bend - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rivers Bend covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rivers Bend, with the one closest to Rivers Bend listed first.
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Black Rock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dismant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- B'nai Jacob Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Ann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Tree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fernwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (442 more) ...
- St. Vincent United Church of Christ Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vincent United Church of Christ Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Vincent United Church of Christ Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southwest of Spring City.
- The St. Vincent United Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Vincent German Reformed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176817 <3>
- Revolutionary Soldiers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Augustus Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Rivers Bend in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rivers Bend.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rivers Bend, with the one closest to Rivers Bend listed first.
- Cromby
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cromby is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromby
- Mingo
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mingo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Ironsides
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ironsides is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Phoenixville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mont Clare
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Port Providence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Port Providence is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Providence
- Royersford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Spring City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kimberton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pickering
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pickering is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Williams Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Williams Corner is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corner
- Perkiomen Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Perkiomen Junction is located in Chester County
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- Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arcola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Arcola is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Yerkes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Yerkes is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkes
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rivers Bend. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rivers Bend.
Newspapers Published in Rivers Bend ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rivers Bend.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rivers Bend, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rivers Bend.
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 Rivers Bend:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Berks County
- Bucks County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- Indiana County
- Lancaster County
- Lehigh County
- Northampton County
- Philadelphia County
- New Castle County
- Burlington County
- Camden County
- Gloucester County
- Salem County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rivers Bend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rivers Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |