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Riverview

Ghost town · Morgan County, Alabama

Stewart Cross Roads quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000)
Stewart Cross Roads quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Riverview is a ghost town in Morgan County, Alabama. It is one of 3 former communities in Morgan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Riverview as a historical populated place on the Jones Crossroads topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 34.6548° N, 87.0875° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJones Crossroads
Elevation563 ft
Nearest living townTrinity, AL
Distance to it4 miles
GNIS feature ID1700394
Coordinates34.65481, -87.08751

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What's there now

Riverview is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Trinity, AL (population 2,533), about 4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 563 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Riverview?

Riverview is in Morgan County, Alabama, at 34.6548, -87.0875.

How many ghost towns are in Morgan County?

Morgan County, Alabama has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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