Welcome to Riley ...

Riley is located in Calhoun County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Riley, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Riley is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Riley lies within the (803) area code.

Communities Also Named Riley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Riley - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Riley ...

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

• Orangeburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeburg
  • Orangeburg is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangeburg <4>
• Saint Matthews
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Matthews
  • Saint Matthews is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Matthews <4>
• Swansea
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
  • Swansea is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swansea <4>
• Eastover
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
  • Eastover is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastover <4>
• North
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
  • North is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <4>
• Elloree
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elloree
  • Elloree is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elloree <4>
• Cameron
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
• Neeses
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeses
  • Neeses is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neeses <4>
• Rowesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowesville
  • Rowesville is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowesville <4>
• Woodford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
  • Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 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 Riley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Riley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riley ...

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

Adding Riley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Riley 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 Riley was on a map titled Map of South Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/