Welcome to Rice ...

Rice is located in Perry County<1>.

The location of Rice has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rice, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Rice is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rice lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Rice is within the boundaries of the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Rice ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Rice: This one is located in Perry County and the other is located in Jo Daviess County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 17 communities that are also named Rice - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, California, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas (2), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rice.

Communities near Rice ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rice.

• Du Quoin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
  • Du Quoin is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
• Pinckneyville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
  • Pinckneyville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinckneyville <4>
• Sparta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
• Nashville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Nashville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <4>
• Sesser
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sesser
  • Sesser is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sesser <4>
• Okawville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okawville
  • Okawville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okawville <4>
• Percy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
  • Percy is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Percy <4>
• Coulterville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulterville
  • Coulterville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coulterville <4>
• Tilden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
  • Tilden is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilden <4>
• Willisville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
  • Willisville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisville <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rice. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rice.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rice. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rice.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rice. See our Newspapers Page for Rice.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rice ...

Looking for more information about Rice? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rice, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rice.

Adding Rice to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rice in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rice was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rice post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rice.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rice. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov