Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 Riverview (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 Riverview. 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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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.
Riverview is located in Van Buren 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 Van Buren County: Bledsoe, Cumberland, DeKalb, Grundy, Sequatchie, Warren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Riverview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Riverview:
- Van Buren County (The home county of Riverview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Laurelburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Bone Cave
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chalybeate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Cummingsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Sweetgum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Brockdell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Pailo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Pikeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Winesap
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Brayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Ninemile
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Summer City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Woods
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Bluewing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Gassaway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Woodbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Burgen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Hollow Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Winton Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Naola ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Forest Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Stephenson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Hillsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Newton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Todd Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Erasmus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Lantana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Pleasant Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Young Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Johnsons Chapel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Smithville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Philippi
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Dowelltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Beersheba Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Altamont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gruetli - Laager
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gruetli
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Palmer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Coalmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Sartain Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Hamilton County
- Flat Top
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Greentown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Condra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Boiling Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Burton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Ditty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Burgess
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Burnett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Huntland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Southtown Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Boma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Rhea County
- Ogden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Dunlap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Daus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Center Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Cartwright
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Campaign
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- 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
- Fall City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Smyrna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- McMinnville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gath
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Dibrell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Daylight
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Quebeck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Doyle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Darkey Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Drop ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Sparta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Peeled Chestnut
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Fanchers Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Clarktown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Cherry Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Macedonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Riverview, see our County-by-County Page for Riverview.
Cemeteries Near Riverview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riverview.
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 Riverview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Riverview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Boyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hillis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crain Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- White Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Drake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McGregor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Rocky Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- O'Neal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Laurel Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (472 more) ...
- Shockley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Champaign Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Riverview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Riverview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Laurelburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Laurelburg is 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 is 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 is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Caneridge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Caneridge is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneridge
- Bone Cave
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bone Cave is 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 is 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
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sparkman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sparkman is 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)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Riverview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riverview.
Newspapers Published in Riverview ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riverview, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riverview.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Riverview:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Van Buren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Cumberland County
- DeKalb County
- Grundy County
- Hamilton County
- Marion County
- Putnam County
- Rhea County
- Sequatchie County
- Warren County
- White County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riverview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |