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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Rival. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Rival to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rival, please Contact Us.
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 Rival (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 Rival. 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 and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Rival is historic, it would have been located within present day Sumner County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sumner County: Allen (KY), Simpson (KY), Davidson, Macon, Robertson, Trousdale & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Rival. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rival:
- Sumner County (The home county of Rival)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rival, with the one closest to Rival listed first.
- Ocana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ocana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
- Gallatin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Cottontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Trousdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- South Tunnel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Shackle Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
- Hendersonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hall Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- Johnsons Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- New Deal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Deal is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
- Population from the 2010 Census: 368 people
- Rogana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rival, with the one closest to Rival listed first.
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Bearwallow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Marrowbone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Pleasant View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sycamore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rival, with the one closest to Rival listed first.
- Old Hickory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rayon City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Lakewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Hermitage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- Ridgetop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Maplewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Donelson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- East Nashville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Nashville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nashville
- Mudtavern
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Priest Lake Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Joelton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rival, with the one closest to Rival listed first.
- Green Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Siloam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Meadorville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Lafayette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rival, with the one closest to Rival listed first.
- White House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calistia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Mulloy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Jernigan Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Cross Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hygeia Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Mitchell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Greenbrier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Black Jack
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Orlinda
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Crunk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Springfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rival, with the one closest to Rival listed first.
- Morrow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- Murphree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- La Vergne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Pike
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- Smyrna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Walter Hill Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Walter Hill Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 401 people
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rival, with the one closest to Rival listed first.
- Dixon Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Rock City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Shaver Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Monoville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Pleasant Shade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rival, with the one closest to Rival listed first.
- Hartsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Johntown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rival, with the one closest to Rival listed first.
- Brentwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,098 people
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rival, with the one closest to Rival listed first.
- Laguardo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Beckwith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Mount Juliet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Possum Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Leeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Lynn Christie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Belinda City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Centerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Lebanon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gladeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rural Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Greenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Linwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Allen County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rival, with the one closest to Rival listed first.
- Adolphus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Mount Aerial
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Red Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Pope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pope is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Trammel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Trammel is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Halfway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Halfway is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Scottsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Logan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rival, with the one closest to Rival listed first.
- Adairville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Schochoh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Simpson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rival, with the one closest to Rival listed first.
- Black Jack
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Franklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Prices Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Neosheo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Gold City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Salmons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rival, see our County-by-County Page for Rival.
Cemeteries Near Rival ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rival.
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 Rival - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rival covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rival, with the one closest to Rival listed first.
- Bloodworth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stratton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Carter - Collier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Murphy - Bush Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Horn - Hudson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Indian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cummings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cummings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Village Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Singleton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dorris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (997 more) ...
- Craig - Hudson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gallatin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Barrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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.
While we didn't find Rival in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rival.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rival, with the one closest to Rival listed first.
- Gallatin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Cottontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saundersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saundersville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saundersville
- Trousdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- South Tunnel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Hendersonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laguardo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Odum ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Odum is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odum
- Cairo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cairo is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Sideview ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sideview is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideview
- White House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rogana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- White Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- White Hill is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Goodlettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rival. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rival.
Newspapers Published in Rival ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rival.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rival, 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 Rival.
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 helpful 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 Rival:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sumner County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Macon County
- Robertson County
- Rutherford County
- Smith County
- Trousdale County
- Williamson County
- Wilson County
- Allen County
- Logan County
- Simpson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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 Rival, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 '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- Rival) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |