Welcome to Rives Junction ...

Rives Junction is located in Jackson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rives Junction, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

A typical abbreviation for Rives Junction: Rives Jct. (or less commonly used: Rives Jctn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Rives Junction for more information about variations on the name of Rives Junction.

Rives Junction is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Rives Junction is within the (517) area code.

The ZIP code for Rives Junction: 49277<4>

Communities near Rives Junction ...

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

• Jackson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,374 people
  • Former name for Jackson:
  • Jacksonopolis
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
• Mason
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <5>
• Albion
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <5>
• Eaton Rapids
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Rapids
  • Eaton Rapids is located in Eaton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton Rapids <5>
• Leslie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Leslie is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <5>
• Stockbridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
  • Stockbridge is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockbridge <5>
• Grass Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
  • Grass Lake is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Lake <5>
• Concord
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <5>
• Springport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springport
  • Springport is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springport <5>
• Parma
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
  • Parma is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <5>

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 Rives Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rives Junction.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rives Junction ...

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

Adding Rives Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rives Junction 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 Rives Junction was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rives Junction post office opened in 1866.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rives Junction.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.mi.us/

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