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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.

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 (so far) for River Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the River Point post office opened in 1859. The River Point post office closed in 1903.

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

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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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