Riverton, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Pecos census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79772. It lies near Narrow Bow Draw. The Survey maps it on the Orla SE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1931 USGS Orla quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Pecos quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Pecos quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Orla SE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Kermit quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Storms near this place
1 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Riverton in 1 storm report in 2023: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverton | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orla | 8.8 miles | 9 | |
| Arno | 9.5 miles | 8 | |
| Red Bluff | 12.4 miles | 10 | |
| Angeles | 14.4 miles | 10 | |
| Robinson Arms Landing | 17.7 miles | 10 | |
| Burchard Place | 17.8 miles | 7 | |
| Hermosa | 26.9 miles | 8 | |
| Pecos | 27.2 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380444. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




