Welcome to Riga ...
So far, we found very little information about Riga. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Riga to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Riga, please Contact Us.
Riga was located in the Missouri Ozarks.
Riga would have been located within present day Ripley County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Riga is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Riga was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Riga was located: 573 & 235<4>
Communities Also Named Riga ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Riga - they are located in Kansas, Michigan, New York and North Dakota.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Riga.
Communities near Riga ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Riga.
- Poplar Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Corning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Doniphan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Neelyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Reyno
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reyno is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Former names for Reyno:
- Cherokee Bay
- Esselwood
- Needmore
- Maynard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maynard is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Biggers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Biggers is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Knobel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Knobel is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- McDougal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McDougal is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Success
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Success is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 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 Riga. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Riga.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Riga. 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 Riga.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Riga. See our Newspapers Page for Riga.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Riga, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Ripley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Riga - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Riga area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Riga area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |