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.
- Coeburn
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tacoma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tacoma is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
- Banner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Banner is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Hurricane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hurricane is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Dwina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Dungannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Virginia City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Clinch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clinch is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch
- Saint Paul
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wood is located in Scott County
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- John
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- John is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John
- Lipps
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lipps is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipps
- Bickley Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dorado
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dorado is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorado
- Fort Blackmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Point Truth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Point Truth is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Truth
- Stratton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stratton is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Nickelsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McConnell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- McConnell is located in Scott County
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- Masons Store ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Masons Store is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Store
- Carterton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Counts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Counts is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts
- Pound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clintwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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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