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Welcome to Rileyville ...

Rileyville is located in Hunterdon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rileyville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Rileyville is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Rileyville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Rileyville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Rileyville - they are located in Illinois (2), Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Websites for Rileyville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hunterdon-chamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Rileyville, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Rileyville ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rileyville ...

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

Adding Rileyville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rileyville post office opened in 1889.

We also found Rileyville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rileyville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Hunterdon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rileyville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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