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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Riverview had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Wattacoo ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wattacoo is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattacoo
- Caesars Head
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Caesars Head is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caesars Head
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mayfield is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Marietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lima
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lima is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Cedar Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Merrittsville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
- Knob ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knob is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Tigerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dacusville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dacusville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
- Travelers Rest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Highland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Zirconia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Flat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Flat is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Flat
- Penrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Taho ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Taho is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taho
- Glassy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Glassy is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassy
- Flat Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Davidson River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Davidson River is located in Transylvania County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson River
- East Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Fork is located in Transylvania County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Saluda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brevard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brevard is located in Transylvania County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <2>
- Bowman Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bowman Bluff is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Bluff
- O'Neal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- O'Neal is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Mitchell ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mitchell is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Melrose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Cherryfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cherryfield is located in Transylvania County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
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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