Welcome to Riley ...
Riley is located in Dane 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 consider that their post office opened in 1882.
Riley is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Riley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Riley: (608)
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, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah and West Virginia.
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.
- Madison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Fitchburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Middleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Waunakee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Verona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Oregon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - McFarland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Monona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Windsor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Dane County
- Mount Horeb
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Horeb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 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.
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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Riley post office opened in 1882.
We also found Riley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
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 Dane County: www.co.dane.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Dane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Riley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |