Welcome to Riffe ...

Riffe is located in Summers County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Riffe, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Riffe is 1,540 feet [469 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Riffe: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Riffe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Riffe - it's located in Washington.

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

Communities near Riffe ...

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

• Lewisburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lewisburg
  • From Riffe to Lewisburg
• Hinton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
  • Hinton is located in Summers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hinton
  • From Riffe to Hinton
• Ronceverte
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronceverte
  • Ronceverte is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronceverte <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ronceverte
  • From Riffe to Ronceverte
• Alderson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
  • Alderson is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderson <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alderson
  • From Riffe to Alderson
• Rupert
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
  • Rupert is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rupert
  • From Riffe to Rupert
• Union
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Union
  • From Riffe to Union
• Meadow Bridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
  • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
• Talcott
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcott
  • Talcott is located in Summers County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talcott <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Talcott
  • From Riffe to Talcott
• Bargers Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bargers Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
  • Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bargers Springs
  • From Riffe to Bargers Springs
• Hilldale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilldale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
  • Hilldale is located in Summers County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hilldale
  • From Riffe to Hilldale

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riffe ...

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

Adding Riffe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Riffe 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 Riffe was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riffe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Riffe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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