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Welcome to Riner ...

Riner is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Riner, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Riner is 2,080 feet [634 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Riner: 540 & 826<3>

The ZIP code for Riner: 24149<4>

Communities Also Named Riner ...

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

Websites for Riner ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycc.org/

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

Communities near Riner ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riner ...

Looking for more information about Riner? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Riner, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Riner.

Adding Riner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Riner 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 (so far) for Riner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Riner post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riner.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Riner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Riner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Riner area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Riner). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Riner or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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