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.
- Laurelburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Laurelburg is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Goodbars
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Goodbars is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbars
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sopha was located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillis was located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Caneridge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Caneridge was located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneridge
- Bone Cave
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bone Cave is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Rock Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gillentine ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gillentine was located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillentine
- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rowland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Shellsford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Safley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Safley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safley
- Sparkman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sparkman is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
- Quebeck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Walling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chalybeate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chalybeate is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Irving College
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Irving College is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving College
- Cummingsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cummingsville is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meade was located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Horseshoe Falls was located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Jessie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jessie is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessie
- Steppsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Steppsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steppsville
- Olio ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olio was located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Sweetgum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetgum is also located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- McMinnville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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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