Welcome to Riverton ...

Riverton is located in El Dorado 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 get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1924.

Riverton is 3,230 feet [985 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Riverton is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Riverton lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Riverton ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.eldoradocounty.org/

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

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, 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, West Virginia 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.

• Placerville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placerville
  • Placerville is located in El Dorado County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Placerville <4>
• Fresh Pond
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresh Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
  • Fresh Pond is located in El Dorado County
• Pollock Pines
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock Pines
  • Pollock Pines is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollock Pines <4>
• Kyburz
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyburz
  • Kyburz is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kyburz <4>
• Grizzly Flatx
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzly Flatx
  • Grizzly Flatx is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grizzly Flatx <4>
• Sportsman Hall ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsman Hall
  • Sportsman Hall is located in El Dorado County
• Camino
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camino
  • Camino is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camino <4>
• Pleasant Valley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Pleasant Valley is located in El Dorado County
• Newtown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
  • Newtown is located in El Dorado County
• Motor City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Motor City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor City
  • Motor City is located in El Dorado 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Riverton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 on a map titled Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924).

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 El Dorado County: www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/