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>
While we didn't find Riverview in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Riverview. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Boyce
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Boyce is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Chattanooga
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Knob
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- East Chattanooga
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Chattanooga is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Chattanooga
- Red Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ridgedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Kings Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Point is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Saint Elmo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Rossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jersey
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jersey is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey
- Hixson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lookout Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wauhatchie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wauhatchie is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauhatchie
- Tyner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tyner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Stanley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stanley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Fairmount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairmount is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,825 people
- Harrison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Flintstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Falling Water
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Falling Water is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Water
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,232 people
- Hooker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Wildwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gerber ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gerber is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerber
- Eagle Cliff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eagle Cliff is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
- Moons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Moons is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Graysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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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