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Welcome to River Point ...

River Point is located in Steele County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of River Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1859.

A typical abbreviation for River Point: River Pt.

River Point is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for River Point: 507 & 924<3>

Communities Also Named River Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named River Point - they are located in Georgia, North Carolina and Rhode Island.

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

Communities near River Point ...

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

  • Owatonna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Waseca
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rice Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
    • Rice Lake is located in Steele County
  • Blooming Prairie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Prairie
    • Blooming Prairie is located in Steele County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,927 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blooming Prairie <4>
  • Medford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • New Richland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
    • New Richland is located in Waseca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Richland <4>
  • Clarks Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Ellendale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellendale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
    • Ellendale is located in Steele County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellendale <4>
  • Geneva
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Geneva is located in Freeborn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <4>
  • Claremont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
    • Claremont is located in Dodge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claremont <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for River Point ...

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

Adding River Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of River Point 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 River Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the River Point post office opened in 1859.

We also found River Point in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for River Point.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for River Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Steele County: www.co.steele.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Steele, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around River Point - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 507 code has been Overlayed with the 924 area code. New phone numbers in the River Point area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the River Point area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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