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Welcome to Riverwalk ...

Riverwalk is located in Will County<1>.

Riverwalk is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Riverwalk lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Riverwalk ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Riverwalk - they are located in Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Riverwalk ...

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

  • Aurora
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Naperville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Joliet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bolingbrook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Orland Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Downers Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Plainfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Romeoville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oswego
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
    • Woodridge is located in DuPage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,329 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodridge <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riverwalk ...

Looking for more information about Riverwalk? 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 Riverwalk, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Riverwalk.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Will, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Riverwalk - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.