Welcome to Mount Riga ...
Mount Riga is located in Dutchess County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Riga, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.
A typical abbreviation for Mount Riga: Mt. Riga
Mount Riga is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Mount Riga lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Mount Riga ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Mount Riga - it's located in Connecticut.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Riga.
Communities near Mount Riga ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Riga.
- Great Barrington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
- Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
- Salisbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
- North Canaan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canaan
- North Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Sheffield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Sheffield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
- Goshen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Goshen is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,856 people
- Kent
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
- Sharon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
- Red Hook
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Norfolk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norfolk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Norfolk is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
- New Marlborough
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Marlborough
- New Marlborough is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,450 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 Mount Riga. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Riga.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mount 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 Mount Riga.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Riga. See our Newspapers Page for Mount Riga.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Riga ...
Looking for more information about Mount 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 Mount Riga, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Riga.
Adding Mount Riga to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mount 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 Mount Riga was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Mount Riga post office opened in 1869.
We also found Mount Riga in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Riga.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Dutchess, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Riga - 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/ |