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Welcome to Riley ...

Riley is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

Riley is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Riley: 218

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, Maine, Michigan, 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.

  • Hibbing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hibbing is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbing
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,716 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hibbing <3>
  • Chisholm
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Eveleth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Eveleth is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eveleth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,536 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eveleth <3>
  • Mountain Iron
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Keewatin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Keewatin is located in Itasca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keewatin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
  • Buhl
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Buhl is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 969 people
  • Nashwauk
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Marble
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Calumet
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Kinney
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Kinney is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Saint Louis, 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.