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Riner is a census-designated place in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2020 Census was 1,196. [1] Riner had its beginnings in 1808 when a sawmill was put into operation. The town was first called Old Forks, and then later Five Forks and Five Points. It was known primarily as Auburn from about 1850 until 1882. [2]
Riner Historic District is a national historic district located at Riner, Montgomery County, Virginia. The district encompasses 23 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in the village of Riner. It includes a variety of vernacular residential, commercial, and institutional buildings dating from the 1850s to 1920s.
Howard–Bell–Feather House, also known as Bell–Feather House and old Feather's place, is a historic home near Riner, Montgomery County, Virginia, United States.It was built about 1810, and is a one- to two-story, three-bay, banked stone dwelling with a three-room plan.
South of the junction of VA 637 and 603 over North Fork of Roanoke River: Ironto: Bridge removed in 1995 2: Harrison-Hancock Hardware Company Building: November 13, 1989 (#89001877) March 19, 2001: 24 E. Main St: Christiansburg: Demolished in 1995 3: Montgomery White Sulphur Springs Cottage: November 13, 1989 (#89001884) March 19, 2001
Montgomery County is a county located in the Valley and Ridge area of the U.S. state of Virginia. As population in the area increased, Montgomery County was formed in 1777 from Fincastle County, which in turn had been taken from Botetourt County. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 99,721. [1]
The middle school students moved to the old Riner Elementary building when it was vacated. [4] The current Auburn High School building was completed in September, 2013. The Riner Elementary School, opened 41 years earlier, was razed and the lot is now used for sports activities. The 1938 high school building was converted to a middle school. [5]
The state highway traverses the West Fork of the Little River and climbs over Wills Ridge south of the confluence of the rivers West and East forks. SR 8 crosses over the main stem of the river at the Montgomery county line, where the highway continues as Riner Road through the village of Riner in the Union Valley.
"An archeological survey, conducted in 1991, confirmed that there is at least one extensive Late Woodland Period (AD 800-1600) prehistoric Indian village located on the farm. The investigation resulted in the recovery of hundreds of artifacts including weapons, stone tools and lithic debris from tool manufacture, fragments of aboriginal clay ...