Welcome to Riverton ...

Riverton is located in Warren County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Riverton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

Riverton is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Riverton: (540)

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, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, 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.

• Petersburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
• Winchester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Winchester City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Strasburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <4>
• Woodstock
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <4>
• Berryville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
  • Berryville is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berryville <4>
• Stephens City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephens City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens City
  • Stephens City is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens City <4>
• Middletown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Boyce
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
  • Boyce is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyce <4>
• Toms Brook
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Brook
  • Toms Brook is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toms Brook <4>
• Washington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Rappahannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>

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.<5>

From that list, the Riverton post office opened in 1869.

We also found Riverton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riverton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Warren County: www.warrencountyva.net/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/