Welcome to Riley ...
Riley is located in Franklin County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Riley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.
Riley is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Riley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Riley: 207
Communities Also Named Riley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Riley - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Riley.
Communities near Riley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Riley.
- Farmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winthrop
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Winthrop is located in Kennebec County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,029 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <3>
- Turner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,878 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <3>
- Rumford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,929 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <3>
- Livermore Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mexico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexico have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Mexico is located in Oxford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,635 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <3>
- Readfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readfield
- Readfield is located in Kennebec County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,586 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Readfield <3>
- Dixfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Leeds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <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 Riley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Riley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Riley. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Riley. See our Newspapers Page for Riley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riley ...
Looking for more information about Riley? 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 Riley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Riley.
Adding Riley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Riley 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 Riley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Riley post office opened in 1897.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Riley.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Riley - 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |