Welcome to Riga ...

Riga is located in McHenry County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Riga, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Riga is 1,510 feet [460 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Riga is located in the (701) 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, Missouri and New York.

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.

• Surrey
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surrey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
  • Surrey is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surrey <4>
• Velva
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Velva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velva
  • Velva is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Velva <4>
• Towner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towner
  • Towner is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towner <4>
• Granville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
  • Granville is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granville <4>
• Upham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upham
  • Upham is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upham <4>
• Deering
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deering have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
  • Deering is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deering <4>
• Karlsruhe
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karlsruhe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karlsruhe
  • Karlsruhe is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Karlsruhe <4>
• Voltaire
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voltaire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voltaire
  • Voltaire is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voltaire <4>
• Bantry
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bantry
  • Bantry is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bantry <4>
• Bergen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
  • Bergen is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7 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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riga ...

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

Adding Riga to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Riga post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riga.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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