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Riverton IL - Go Hawks!
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items In or around Riverton, IL within 5 miles.
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Things to Do
Places to Visit
Restaurants & Bars
Hometown cooking, friendly staff, open 24/7.
Star 66 Cafe
A convenient Riverton option when you need something quick, familiar, and family-friendly. Subway is an easy pick for lunch, dinner, or a no-fuss meal on a busy day.
Subway
A convenient Riverton spot for Chinese takeout when you want an easy dinner without cooking. Great for a simple family meal night.
NEW CHINA
Local Riverton option for a casual meal when you want something easy, close, and not a chain.
Parkside Grub Hut
A local pizza option in Riverton for family pizza nights, quick carryout, or an easy weekend meal.
Gallina Pizza Riverton IL
Local pizza and Italian-style food in Riverton. Good for a no-fuss dinner, family meal, or takeout night.
Frances' Pizza
Sweet local stop for ice cream or dessert after dinner, a kid treat, or a simple summer evening outing.
Dolce Anna
Local bakery option for a sweet treat, breakfast goodie, or something special to bring home.
Homemade Passions by Bryce
Local bar option in Riverton for drinks, casual food, and a laid-back small-town stop.
Conrad's Bar Riverton, IL
Bar, shuffleboard, horseshoe pits, outdoor seating area.
Riverton Village Tap
A local Spaulding stop with real roadside history behind it. Docker’s occupies a building that was once a gas station, garage, and motel, located about a half-mile west of the old Gathard’s Corner — a former general store, café, gas station, and gara...
Docker's Tavern
Things to Do
A simple local park spot in Riverton for getting outside, letting kids burn off energy, or enjoying a low-key afternoon close to home.
Wheeland Park
A close-to-home camping option in Riverton for families who want an easy outdoor getaway without going far.
Wheeland Park Campground
A local athletic field and community sports spot in Riverton. Great to know about for games, practices, and family sports days.
Features JFL, Youth Baseball, Park, and Concession Stands
Features JFL, Youth Baseball, Park, and Concession Stands
Riverton Field of Dreams
Located inside K of C; A local event space in Riverton for parties, showers, fundraisers, graduations, and family gatherings.
Marian Banquet Hall
A simple local park in Riverton for getting outside, letting kids play, or enjoying a quiet break close to home. Located on Adams Street.
Center Park Riverton, IL
3rd and Lincoln, this park has a gazebo and has been used for several weddings. A annually stocked pond with a peaceful fountain is the centerpiece of this beautiful park. A nice place to bring the kids to fish while you enjoy the serene surroundings...
Veterans Memorial Park
Places to Visit
A meaningful local-history spot tied to Riverton’s early days, when the village was known as Jamestown and Abraham Lincoln first came into Sangamon County along the Sangamon River.
Sangamon River / Old Jamestown
Riverton became important because of coal. Sangamon County history notes that Howlett opened one of the first coal mines in the county, and Riverton grew into Sangamon County’s second-largest municipality in the early 1900s.
Riverton has deep coal-mining roots, and this history helps explain how the village grew and became such an important small-town community east of Springfield.
Riverton has deep coal-mining roots, and this history helps explain how the village grew and became such an important small-town community east of Springfield.
Riverton Coal-Mining History
A meaningful Spaulding stop with layers of local history: an old mine site, former Route 54 rest area, and now home to the Veterans Memorial.
Spaulding’s village history says the park was once the site of the mine and later a State of Illinois rest area for Route 54; the Veterans Memorial was built there.
Spaulding’s village history says the park was once the site of the mine and later a State of Illinois rest area for Route 54; the Veterans Memorial was built there.
Village of Spaulding - History
A local landmark for many years was Gathards Corner, a general store, cafe, gas station, and garage. A half mile west of Gathard’s was a gas station, garage and motel, whose name has been lost to time. The building is currently occupied by Docker’s T...
Stories from Locals: “Jessie & Norma Gatherd’s Sinclair gas station and restaurant and quaint little shop. Once featured a giant Sinclair green dinosaur sign, Penny candy, Nicknacks and pie.”
“Back in the late 50’ and early 60’s they used to show movies on Friday night in the alley behind the store and the village hall. The screen was a white bedsheet and people would bring blankets to set on.”
Stories from Locals: “Jessie & Norma Gatherd’s Sinclair gas station and restaurant and quaint little shop. Once featured a giant Sinclair green dinosaur sign, Penny candy, Nicknacks and pie.”
“Back in the late 50’ and early 60’s they used to show movies on Friday night in the alley behind the store and the village hall. The screen was a white bedsheet and people would bring blankets to set on.”
Village of Spaulding - History
The township of Clear Lake lies in the second tier of townships from the county line on the north and comprises all of government township 16 north, range 4 west. It was organized in 1861 and took its name from the lake of that name in section 22. It...
History - Clear Lake Township, Illinois
A nearby nursery/garden stop to include for flowers, plants, landscaping ideas, and seasonal outdoor projects.
Hilltop Nursery
Riverton’s roots go back to a Sangamon River ferry crossing. The Village of Riverton says Ezekiel Judd had the early ferry license in 1829, later transferred to Corbin Judd, then John Judy; the area became known as Judy’s Ferry before Jamestown/River...
A meaningful piece of Riverton’s earliest history — before Riverton was Riverton, this area was tied to a Sangamon River ferry crossing known as Judy’s Ferry. It’s a great local-history mention for anyone who loves knowing how a town began.
A meaningful piece of Riverton’s earliest history — before Riverton was Riverton, this area was tied to a Sangamon River ferry crossing known as Judy’s Ferry. It’s a great local-history mention for anyone who loves knowing how a town began.
Judy's Ferry History