Welcome to Riverton ...

Riverton is located in Pendleton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Riverton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Riverton is 1,770 feet [539 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Riverton: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Riverton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 40 communities that are also named Riverton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (3), Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Riverton ...

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

• Franklin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Pendleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
• Harman
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
  • Harman is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harman <5>
• Circleville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
  • Circleville is located in Pendleton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <5>
• Onego
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onego
  • Onego is located in Pendleton County
• Ruddle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruddle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruddle
  • Ruddle is located in Pendleton County
• Whitmer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmer
  • Whitmer is located in Randolph County
• Zigler
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zigler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zigler
  • Zigler is located in Pendleton County
• Dry Run
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
  • Dry Run is located in Pendleton County
• Harperton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harperton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperton
  • Harperton is located in Randolph County
• Kline
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
  • Kline is located in Pendleton 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 Riverton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Riverton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riverton ...

Looking for more information about Riverton? 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 Riverton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Riverton.

Adding Riverton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Riverton post office opened in 1898.

We also found Riverton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riverton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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