Welcome to Riton ...
So far, we found very little information about Riton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Riton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Riton, please Contact Us.
Riton would have been located within present day Ross County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Riton is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Riton was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Riton was located: 740 & 220<4>
Communities Also Named Riton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Riton - it's located in Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Riton.
Communities near Riton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Riton.
- Circleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Waverly City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Piketon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Williamsport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Frankfort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bainbridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stoutsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Laurelville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Riton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Riton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Riton. 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 Riton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Riton. See our Newspapers Page for Riton.
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 Riton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Ross, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Riton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Riton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Riton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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