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History · Riverview Park

19% of Riverview Park’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1894 on.

0on the National Register
19%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Riverview Park’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Riverview Park are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18948 editions of the USGS map, 1894 to 1999. Watch Riverview Park change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Riverview Park’s history is told.

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On the map

Riverview Park on the map, 1894 to 1999

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Riverview Park. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Riverview Park on the 1894 USGS mapRiverview Park on the 1913 USGS mapRiverview Park on the 1944 USGS mapRiverview Park on the 1956 USGS mapRiverview Park on the 1968 USGS mapRiverview Park on the 1978 USGS mapRiverview Park on the 1983 USGS mapRiverview Park on the 1999 USGS map1894Reading sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Riverview Park.

The story so far

Riverview Park, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Riverview Park yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Riverview Park is a census-designated place in Muhlenberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located along the banks of the Schuylkill River, approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) north of the city of Reading. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,364 residents.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 3,380 in 2010, 3,364 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Riverview Park

Nobody well known was born in Riverview Park itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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John UpdikeAmerican novelist, poet · b. 1932
Wallace StevensAmerican poet · b. 1879
Chad HurleyAmerican businessman, co-founder of YouTube · b. 1977
John BarrassoAmerican physician and politician · b. 1952
Spencer Fullerton BairdAmerican naturalist, ornithologist, ichthyologi… · b. 1823
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Austin SwiftAmerican actor · b. 1992
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Muhlenberg ParkIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMuhlenberg TownshipIts storyC+Bern Township2 historic placesA−Fox ChaseIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.