Riley, Wisconsin

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

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

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Springdale, Wisconsin Town in Wisconsin, United States

Springdale is a town in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,530 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Klevenville, Mount Vernon, and Riley are located in the town.

Dane County, Wisconsin county in Wisconsin, United States of America

Dane County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 488,075, making it the second-most populous county in Wisconsin. The 2017 estimate places the county's population at 536,416. The county seat is Madison, which is also the state capital.

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.
  2. "Dane County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 March 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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