Welcome to Riley ...

Riley is located in Clinton County<1>.

The location of Riley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Riley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Riley is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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, Kentucky, Maine, 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.

• Lansing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
• East Lansing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
  • East Lansing is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Lansing <4>
• Ionia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ionia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
  • Ionia is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ionia <4>
• Saint Johns
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
  • Saint Johns is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johns <4>
• Grand Ledge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Ledge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Ledge
  • Grand Ledge is located in Eaton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Ledge <4>
• De Witt
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Witt <4>
• Portland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <4>
• Ovid
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
  • Ovid is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <4>
• Laingsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laingsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laingsburg
  • Laingsburg is located in Shiawassee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laingsburg <4>
• Dimondale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimondale
  • Dimondale is located in Eaton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dimondale <4>

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 1851.

We also found Riley in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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 Clinton County: www.clinton-county.org/

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