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Welcome to Riverton ...

Riverton is located in Coos County<1>.


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


Riverton was established in 1890.

Riverton is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Riverton lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Riverton: (541) and (458)<4>

Communities Also Named Riverton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 40 communities that are also named Riverton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (3), Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Riverton ...

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

  • Coos Bay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • North Bend
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
    • North Bend is located in Coos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,744 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Bend <5>
  • Coquille
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coquille have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coquille
    • Coquille is located in Coos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,958 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coquille <5>
  • Bandon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Myrtle Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Arago
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago
    • Arago is located in Coos County
  • Norway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Twomile
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twomile
    • Twomile is located in Coos County
  • Coos City ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coos City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coos City
    • Coos City is located in Coos County
  • Gravelford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelford
    • Gravelford is located in Coos County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riverton ...

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

Adding Riverton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Riverton 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 Riverton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Riverton post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riverton.

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

The official website for Coos County: www.co.coos.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Coos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Riverton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (458) is an overlay for area code (541).
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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