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 Riverville (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 Riverville. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Riverville is located in Amherst County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Amherst County: Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Lynchburg City, Nelson & Rockbridge.
Below are the counties that are near Riverville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Riverville:
- Amherst County (The home county of Riverville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverville, with the one closest to Riverville listed first.
- Walkers Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- New Glasgow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Amherst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coolwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Sweet Briar Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Joshua Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Monitor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Madison Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winesap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Lowesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandidges
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Allwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverville, with the one closest to Riverville listed first.
- Warren
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Esmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Esmont is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
- Porters
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Porters is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Covesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Covesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
- Alberene
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alberene is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
- Keene
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scottsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Appomattox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverville, with the one closest to Riverville listed first.
- Beckham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Beckham is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Bent Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Appomattox
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Spout Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Evergreen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Hurtsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
- Chap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chap is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
- Spring Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Pamplin City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverville, with the one closest to Riverville listed first.
- Abert
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Boonsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Coleman Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
- Forest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Waugh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Bellevue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bellevue is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Goode
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cifax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cifax is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverville, with the one closest to Riverville listed first.
- Toga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Toga is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
- Forbes ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forbes is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Alcoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Mount Vinco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Manteo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Andersonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Buckingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Glenmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Enonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Axtell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Dillwyn
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Centenary
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Buena Vista City
- Buena Vista
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverville, with the one closest to Riverville listed first.
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rustburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Lawyers
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Powhatan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Powhatan is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Timberlake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Yellow Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Bedford Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Gladys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hat Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
- Charlotte County
- Rough Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
- Fluvanna County
- Nicholas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Lynchburg City
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverville, with the one closest to Riverville listed first.
- Lynchburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lavino Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Woodbine Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverville, with the one closest to Riverville listed first.
- Gladstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Norwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Arrington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Colleen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
- Shipman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shipman is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
- Warminster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Jonesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Massies Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
- Bryant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Old Myndus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Rockfish
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rockfish is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverville, with the one closest to Riverville listed first.
- Five Forks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Tuggle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Darlington Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
- Blake Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Hampden - Sydney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverville, with the one closest to Riverville listed first.
- Marlbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Riverville, see our County-by-County Page for Riverville.
Cemeteries Near Riverville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riverville.
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 Riverville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Riverville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Riverville, with the one closest to Riverville listed first.
- Allens Creek Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rebecca Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Trinity UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Morriss Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Amherst Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amherst Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Amherst.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49232 <2>
- Christian Aid Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Scott Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Babcock Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (193 more) ...
- Harrison Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Arch Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Riverville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Riverville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Riverville, with the one closest to Riverville listed first.
- Walkers Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Gladstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bent Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Stapleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stapleton is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton
- Greenway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenway is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Oakville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oakville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Buffalo Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- New Glasgow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Tye River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tye River is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tye River
- Norwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Arrington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Clifford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clifford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Coolwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Joshua Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Riverville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riverville.
Newspapers Published in Riverville ...
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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riverville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riverville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Riverville:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Amherst County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Appomattox County
- Bedford County
- Buckingham County
- Buena Vista City
- Campbell County
- Charlotte County
- Fluvanna County
- Lynchburg City
- Nelson County
- Prince Edward County
- Rockbridge County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Riverville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Riverville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |