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>.
The location of Riga has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While the community is gone, the present day location for Riga is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Riga was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Riga still existed, it would have been in the (573) area code.
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Bluff
- Poplar Bluff is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar Bluff <5>
- Corning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Corning is located in Clay County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <5>
- Doniphan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
- Doniphan is located in Ripley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <5>
- Neelyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyville
- Neelyville is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neelyville <5>
- Reyno
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
- Reyno is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Former names for Reyno:
- Cherokee Bay
- Esselwood
- Needmore
- Maynard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Maynard is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Biggers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Biggers is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Knobel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - McDougal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Success
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Riga - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |