Welcome to Rialto ...

Rialto is located in Tipton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rialto, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Rialto is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rialto lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Rialto lies within the (731) area code.

Communities Also Named Rialto ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Rialto - they are located in California, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio.

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

Communities near Rialto ...

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

• Clopton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clopton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
  • Clopton is located in Tipton County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 9,889 people
• Atoka
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atoka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
  • Atoka is located in Tipton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atoka <4>
• Brownsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Haywood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <4>
• Covington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Tipton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Ripley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <4>
• Munford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munford
  • Munford is located in Tipton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munford <4>
• Mount Carmel
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Mount Carmel is located in Tipton County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,453 people
• Brighton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Brighton is located in Tipton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <4>
• Daniels Point Landing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels Point Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
  • Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
• Mason
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Tipton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <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 Rialto. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rialto.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rialto ...

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

Adding Rialto to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rialto 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 Rialto was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rialto post office opened in 1883.

We also found Rialto on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rialto.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tipton County: www.tiptonco.com

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/