Welcome to Rival ...
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.
Rival would have been located within present day Sumner County<2>.
The location of Rival has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rival, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Rival is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Rival was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Rival would have been located in the (615) area code.
Communities Also Named Rival ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rival - it's located in North Dakota.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rival.
Communities near Rival ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rival.
- Hendersonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
- Hendersonville is located in Sumner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,323 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendersonville <5>
- Mount Juliet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Juliet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Juliet
- Mount Juliet is located in Wilson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,526 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Juliet <5>
- Lebanon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Lebanon is located in Wilson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,086 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <5>
- Goodlettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodlettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodlettsville
- Goodlettsville is located in Sumner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,736 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodlettsville <5>
- Portland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Portland is located in Sumner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,301 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <5>
- White House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White House have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House
- White House is located in Robertson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,975 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White House <5>
- Hartsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Hartsville is located in Trousdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,455 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartsville <5>
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Greenbrier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Millersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Millersville is located in Sumner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,798 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rival. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rival.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rival. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rival.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rival. See our Newspapers Page for Rival.
Adding Rival to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rival in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rival was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Rival post office opened in 1901.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rival.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sumner County: www.sumnertn.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Sumner, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rival - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |