Riley, Wisconsin

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Riley, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 43°01′24″N89°37′21″W / 43.02333°N 89.62250°W / 43.02333; -89.62250
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin
County Dane County
Town Springdale
Elevation
961 ft (293 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 608
GNIS feature ID1572314 [1]

Riley is an unincorporated community located in the town of Springdale, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. [1]

History

A post office called Riley was established in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1940. [2] The community was named for the Riley brothers, land owners. [3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Riley, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Dane County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  3. ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 118.


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