Welcome to Riverton ...

Riverton is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Riverton is located in Oregon County<1>.

Riverton is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Riverton: 417

Communities Also Named Riverton ...

While we believe that this Riverton is located in Oregon County, we know of another 2 Missouri communities named Riverton. Those communities are located in the following counties: Buchanan and Lafayette County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 40 communities that are also named Riverton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Riverton ...

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

• Alton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Alton is located in Oregon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <3>
• Bardley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bardley is located in Ripley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardley
• Calm
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Calm is located in Oregon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm
• Gatewood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gatewood is located in Ripley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
• Garfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Garfield is located in Oregon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
• Elm Store
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Elm Store is located in Randolph County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Store
• Couch
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Couch is located in Oregon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Couch <3>
• Myrtle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Myrtle is located in Oregon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
• Bennett
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bennett is located in Ripley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
• Briar
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Briar is located in Ripley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riverton ...

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