Welcome to Riley ...

Riley is located in Marion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Riley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Riley is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Riley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Riley (for example, toward Russell Springs), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Riley: (270)

Communities Also Named Riley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Riley - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Riley.

Communities near Riley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Riley.

• Danville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Boyle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <3>
• Campbellsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
  • Campbellsville is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellsville <3>
• Harrodsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
  • Harrodsburg is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrodsburg <3>
• Lebanon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <3>
• Springfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <3>
• Junction City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Boyle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <3>
• Liberty
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Casey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <3>
• Perryville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Boyle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <3>
• Loretto
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loretto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
  • Loretto is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <3>
• Hustonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hustonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustonville
  • Hustonville is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hustonville <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Riley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Riley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Riley. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riley.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Riley. See our Newspapers Page for Riley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riley ...

Looking for more information about Riley? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Riley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Riley.

Adding Riley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Riley in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Riley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Riley post office opened in 1882.

We also found Riley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Riley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/