Welcome to Rivermines ...

The village of Rivermines is located in Saint Francois County<1>.

The location of Rivermines has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rivermines, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Rivermines is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Rivermines is within the boundaries of the (573) area code.

Communities near Rivermines ...

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

• Farmington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <4>
• Bonne Terre
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonne Terre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonne Terre
  • Bonne Terre is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonne Terre <4>
• Potosi
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
  • Potosi is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potosi <4>
• Bismarck
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
  • Bismarck is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bismarck <4>
• Ironton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
  • Ironton is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <4>
• Leadwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leadwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadwood
  • Leadwood is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadwood <4>
• Iron Mountain Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Mountain Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain Lake
  • Iron Mountain Lake is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
• Pilot Knob
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
  • Pilot Knob is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Knob <4>
• Arcadia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Arcadia is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <4>
• Irondale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
  • Irondale is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irondale <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 Rivermines. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rivermines.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rivermines ...

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

Adding Rivermines to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rivermines 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 Rivermines was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rivermines post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rivermines.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/