Welcome to Riley Center ...

Riley Center is located in Saint Clair County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Riley Center, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Riley Center: Riley Ctr. (or less commonly used: Riley Cen., Riley Cent. or Riley Cntr.)

Riley Center is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Riley Center is located in the (810) area code.

Communities Also Named Riley Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Riley Center - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near Riley Center ...

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

• New Baltimore
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
  • New Baltimore is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,281 people
  • Former names for New Baltimore:
  • Ashley
  • Ashleyville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Baltimore <3>
• Marysville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <3>
• Richmond
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
• Saint Clair
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
  • Saint Clair is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clair <3>
• New Haven
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,061 people
  • Former names for New Haven:
  • New Baltimore Station
  • New Haven Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <3>
• Imlay City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imlay City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlay City
  • Imlay City is located in Lapeer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imlay City <3>
• Romeo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
  • Romeo is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romeo <3>
• Almont
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
  • Almont is located in Lapeer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almont <3>
• Yale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
  • Yale is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <3>
• Capac
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capac
  • Capac is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capac <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 Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Riley Center.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Riley Center. 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 Center.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riley Center ...

Looking for more information about Riley Center? 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 Center, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Riley Center.

Adding Riley Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Riley Center 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 Center was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riley Center.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Clair County: www.stclaircounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/