Welcome to Rifton ...

Rifton is located in Walla Walla County<1>.

Rifton is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Rifton: 509

Communities Also Named Rifton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rifton - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Rifton ...

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

• Washtucna
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Washtucna is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washtucna
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washtucna <3>
• Kahlotus
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Kahlotus is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahlotus
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kahlotus <3>
• Starbuck
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Starbuck is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbuck
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starbuck <3>
• Magallon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Magallon is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magallon
• Grange City ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Grange City is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange City
• Tompkins
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Tompkins is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
• Windust
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Windust is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windust
• Clyde
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Clyde is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
• Hooper
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hooper is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooper <3>
• Relief
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Relief is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rifton ...

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

Adding Rifton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rifton 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 Rifton was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rifton.