Distance of Colonial Homes From Rivers

[Thebigd81]

I've been trying to find a handful of colonial sites along the river in a bunch of my fields. In your experience how far were most colonial homes from the river? I know rivers change all the time but I'm just trying to get an idea. The field closest to the river I think is a lost cause because it's nothing but dirt. No rocks and very little signals I'm guessing flooding buried anything that may have been there.

Thanks!

 

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[Ocean7]

The smart colonial builders made sure they were above the flood plain. Therefore, they liked hills that ensured even hurricane floods in river would not be a problem. I would say 200 feet in many cases. They built to last and these are stone structures I'm talking about.
Start at 100 feet at a minimum.

 

[DannyB1954]

I would say a lot had to do with flooding. If the terrain went up quickly from the river, the closer the house. If it went up slowly, they would worry about getting flooded.