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Welcome to Rider ...Rider is located in Polk County<1>. The location of Rider has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Rider, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900. Rider is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Rider lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Communities Also Named Rider ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Rider - they are located in British Columbia, Maryland, Nevada, North Dakota and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rider. Communities near Rider ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rider.
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 Rider. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rider. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rider. 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 Rider. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rider. See our Newspapers Page for Rider. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rider ...Looking for more information about Rider? 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 Rider, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rider. Adding Rider to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Rider 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 Rider was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Rider on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Rider. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rider. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.ia.us/ The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/ Footnotes ...
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