Welcome to Riceville ...

So far, we found very little information about Riceville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Riceville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Riceville, please Contact Us.

Riceville would have been located within present day Pearl River County<2>.

The location of Riceville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Riceville is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Riceville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Riceville still existed, it would have been in the (601) and (769)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Riceville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Riceville: This one is located in Pearl River County and the other is located in Harrison County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 21 communities that are also named Riceville - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Montana, New Brunswick (2), New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Riceville ...

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

• Bogalusa
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogalusa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogalusa
  • Bogalusa is located in Washington Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogalusa <6>
• Picayune
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picayune have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picayune
  • Picayune is located in Pearl River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Picayune <6>
• Poplarville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplarville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville
  • Poplarville is located in Pearl River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplarville <6>
• Sun
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
  • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <6>
• Varnado
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varnado have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnado
  • Varnado is located in Washington Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnado <6>
• Angie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
  • Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <6>
• Lees Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
  • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
• Bush
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
  • Bush is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bush <6>
• Juniper Grove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
  • Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
• Pine
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
  • Pine is located in Washington Parish (LA)

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Pearl River County: www.pearlrivercounty.net/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/