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Welcome to Riverton Junction ...

Riverton Junction is located in Warren County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Riverton Junction: Riverton Jct. (or less commonly used: Riverton Jctn.)

Riverton Junction is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Riverton Junction: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Riverton Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Riverton Junction - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Riverton Junction ...

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

  • Petersburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Winchester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Strasburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Woodstock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Berryville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Stephens City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Middletown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Boyce
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Toms Brook
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Washington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riverton Junction ...

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

Adding Riverton Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Riverton Junction 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 Riverton Junction was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riverton Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Warren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Riverton Junction - 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 Riverton Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Riverton Junction area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.