Riverton, Indiana

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|subdivision_name2 = Sullivan

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|subdivision_name3 = Gill

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|timezone = Eastern (EST)

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|coordinates = {{coord|39|01|13|N|87|34|04|W|region:US-IN|display=inline,title}}

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|postal_code = 47861

|area_code = 812, 930

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|blank_info = 18-64872{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}

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Riverton is an unincorporated community in Gill Township, Sullivan County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.{{cite web | url = {{GNIS3|442104}} | title = Riverton, Indiana | work = Geographic Names Information System | publisher = United States Geological Survey | accessdate = August 5, 2017}}

The community is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Riverton was laid out in 1887, and was named after its location on the Wabash River.{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/281 281]|quote=...laid out in November 1887 and so named because of its location on the Wabash River.}} A post office was established at Riverton in 1887, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Sullivan&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Sullivan County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=September 28, 2016}}

Geography

Riverton is located at {{coord|39|01|13|N|87|34|04|W|type:city}}.

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Sullivan County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana

Category:Terre Haute metropolitan area