Welcome to Ryceville ...

Ryceville is located in Charles County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ryceville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Ryceville is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ryceville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Ryceville: (301) & (240)<4>

Websites for Ryceville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cccc-md.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ryceville, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Ryceville ...

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

• La Plata
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
  • La Plata is located in Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Plata <5>
• Leonardtown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonardtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardtown
  • Leonardtown is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardtown <5>
• Colonial Beach
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Beach
  • Colonial Beach is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Beach <5>
• Eagle Harbor
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
  • Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
• Port Tobacco Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Tobacco Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Village
  • Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
• Charlotte Hall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlotte Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte Hall
  • Charlotte Hall is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte Hall <5>
• Independence Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
  • Independence Village is located in Charles County
• Mechanicsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Mechanicsville is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsville <5>
• Chaptico
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaptico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaptico
  • Chaptico is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaptico <5>
• Helen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
  • Helen is located in Saint Mary's County

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 Ryceville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ryceville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ryceville. 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 Ryceville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ryceville ...

Looking for more information about Ryceville? 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 Ryceville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ryceville.

Adding Ryceville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ryceville 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 Ryceville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ryceville post office opened in 1898.

We also found Ryceville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ryceville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Charles County: www.charlescounty.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/