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.
- Kanawha City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kanawha City is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha City
- Charleston
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- South Ruffner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Ruffner is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ruffner
- Malden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Davis Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Creek
- Mound ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mound is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Mink ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mink is located in Kanawha County
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- Spring Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Winifrede Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winifrede Junction is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede Junction
- Jarrett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jarrett is located in Kanawha County
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- Winifrede
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
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- Coco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coco is located in Kanawha County
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- Rocky Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Fork is located in Kanawha County
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- Legg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
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- Pocatalico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pocatalico is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocatalico
- Shrewsbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shrewsbury is located in Kanawha County
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- Coalburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coalburg is located in Kanawha County
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- East Bank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Cedar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Aarons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
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- Dry Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Sattes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Saint Albans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Racine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Racine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Crown Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crown Hill is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill
- Odell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Odell is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Sissonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tornado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
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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