Welcome to Riverton Landing ...
Riverton Landing is located in Bolivar County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Riverton Landing: Riverton Lndg. (or less commonly used: Riverton Lndng.)
Riverton Landing is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Riverton Landing lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Riverton Landing: 662 & 471<3>
Communities near Riverton Landing ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Riverton Landing.
- Cleveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Shelby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mound Bayou
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Renova
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Renova is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Boyle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Benoit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gunnison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gunnison is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Merigold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beulah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Arkansas City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 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 Riverton Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Riverton Landing.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Riverton Landing. 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 Landing.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverton Landing. See our Newspapers Page for Riverton Landing.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riverton Landing ...
Looking for more information about Riverton Landing? 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 Landing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Riverton Landing.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Bolivar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Riverton Landing - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Riverton Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Riverton Landing 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. |