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
- ^ a b "Riley, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Dane County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- ^ 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.
