Rileysburg, Indiana

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Rileysburg
Unincorporated town
Vermillion County's location in Indiana
Rileysburg
Rileysburg's location in Vermillion County
Coordinates: 40°06′15″N 87°31′33″W / 40.10417°N 87.52583°W / 40.10417; -87.52583Coordinates: 40°06′15″N 87°31′33″W / 40.10417°N 87.52583°W / 40.10417; -87.52583
Country  United States
State  Indiana
County Vermillion County
Township Highland Township
Elevation 198 m (650 ft)
ZIP code 47932
GNIS feature ID 0442041[1]

Rileysburg is a small town in Highland Township, Vermillion County, Indiana, United States. The town is served by the post office in Covington in nearby Fountain County. The county seat is located in Newport.

Geography

Rileysburg is located in the far northwest part of the county, 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Interstate 74 and about .25 miles (0.40 km) east of the Indiana-Illinois state line. A CSX Transportation railway runs northwest through town toward Danville, Illinois. Coal Branch Creek, which flows south through the county to the Vermilion River, has its head near Rileysburg.

References

  1. "Rileysburg". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 
The old Rileysburg grain elevator.
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