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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Riverview is located in Clinton 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 Clinton County: Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Lycoming, Potter & Union.
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:
- Clinton County (The home county of Riverview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Farrandsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Farrandsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandsville
- Flemington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flemington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Lock Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunnstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dunnstown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnstown
- Swissdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Swissdale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissdale
- Mill Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Castanea
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Salona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salona is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- McElhattan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rote
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rote is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Blanchard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blanchard is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Monument
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Monument is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
- Romola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Romola is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romola
- Howard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Rebersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wolfs Store
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfs Store is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Store
- Madisonburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Madisonburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
- Livonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Livonia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Aaronsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Curtin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Curtin is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
- Fiedler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fiedler is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
- Clearfield County
- Pottersdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pottersdale is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersdale
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Jersey Shore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ramsey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Antes Fort
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Antes Fort is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antes Fort
- Jersey Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- English Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- English Mills is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Mills
- Salladasburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salladasburg is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salladasburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Carsontown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Carsontown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsontown
- Hughesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Collomsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Collomsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collomsville
- Linden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brookside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Hilborn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hilborn is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilborn
- Snyder County
- Troxelville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Troxelville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Blackwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Blackwell is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Hoytville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hoytville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Pine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pine is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Cherry Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cherry Run is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Pardee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pardee is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
- Laurelton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Laurelton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
- Glen Iron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Iron is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
- Hartleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Millmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- Mifflinburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mazeppa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
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.
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beth Yehuda Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dunnstown UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Disciples Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rest Haven Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (80 more) ...
- Hays - Fearon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bellevue Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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>
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.
- Farrandsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Farrandsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandsville
- Queens Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Queens Run is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Run
- Beech Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flemington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flemington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Lock Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ferney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ferney is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferney
- Castanea
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Salona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salona is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Parvin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Parvin is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parvin
- Rote
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rote is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- McElhattan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chatham Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chatham Run is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Run
- Woolrich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woolrich is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolrich
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 40 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 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Clinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Centre County
- Clearfield County
- Lycoming County
- Snyder County
- Tioga County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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 Riverview, 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 from Point A (ie- Riverview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |