Welcome to Riner ...

Riner is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Riner, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Riner is 2,080 feet [634 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Riner: (540)

The ZIP code for Riner: 24149<3>

Websites for Riner ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycc.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Riner, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Riner ...

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

Communities near Riner ...

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

• Blacksburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blacksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg
  • Blacksburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blacksburg <5>
• Christiansburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
  • Christiansburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christiansburg <5>
• Radford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
  • Radford is located in Radford City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radford <5>
• Pulaski
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
  • Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <5>
• Dublin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <5>
• Floyd
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Floyd is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <5>
• Oak Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
• Pilot
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot
  • Pilot is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot <5>
• Old Farm Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Farm Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
  • Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
• Sowers
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
  • Sowers is located in Floyd County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riner ...

Looking for more information about Riner? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Riner, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Riner.

Adding Riner to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Riner post office opened in 1882.

We also found Riner in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riner.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montva.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/