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Welcome to Rimini ...

So far, we found very little information about Rimini. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Rimini to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rimini, please Contact Us.

Rimini would have been located within present day Lewis and Clark County<2>.

The pronunciation of Rimini: RIM-uh-ny<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rimini, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Rimini is 5,280 feet [1,609 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Rimini is 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Rimini was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Rimini was located: 406

Communities Also Named Rimini ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rimini - it's located in South Carolina.

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

Communities near Rimini ...

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

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

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

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

Adding Rimini to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rimini 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 (so far) for Rimini was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rimini post office opened in 1884. The Rimini post office closed in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rimini.

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 Rimini, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Lewis and Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Rimini. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rimini - 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.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/