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Welcome to Riley Creek ...

So far, we found very little information about Riley Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Riley Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Riley Creek, please Contact Us.


Riley Creek would have been located within present day Yell County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Riley Creek: Riley Crk. (or less commonly used: Riley Ck. or Riley Cr.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Riley Creek is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Riley Creek was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Riley Creek was located: 479

Communities Also Named Riley Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Riley Creek - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Riley Creek ...

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

  • Danville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Ola is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ola <4>
  • Magazine
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Magazine is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
  • Plainview
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Subiaco
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Belleville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Havana
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Blue Mountain
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Corinth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Corinth is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Marvinville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Marvinville is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Riley Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Yell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Riley Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.