Welcome to River Falls ...

River Falls is located in Greenville County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of River Falls, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

River Falls is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for River Falls: (864)

Communities Also Named River Falls ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named River Falls - they are located in Alabama, Maryland and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near River Falls ...

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

• Hendersonville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
  • Hendersonville is located in Henderson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendersonville <4>
• Travelers Rest
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travelers Rest
  • Travelers Rest is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Travelers Rest <4>
• Brevard
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
  • Brevard is located in Transylvania County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <4>
• Mills River
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills River
  • Mills River is located in Henderson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mills River <4>
• Flat Rock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Flat Rock is located in Henderson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <4>
• Pickens
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
  • Pickens is located in Pickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickens <4>
• Laurel Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
  • Laurel Park is located in Henderson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Park <4>
• Tryon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
  • Tryon is located in Polk County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <4>
• Saluda
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saluda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda
  • Saluda is located in Henderson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 703 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saluda <4>
• Rosman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosman
  • Rosman is located in Transylvania County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosman <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 River Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for River Falls.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for River Falls ...

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

Adding River Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of River Falls 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 River Falls was on a map titled Map of South Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found River Falls in the book titled .<5> From that list, the River Falls post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for River Falls.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Greenville County: www.greenvillecounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/