Welcome to Rio ...

Rio is located in Kemper County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rio, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

Rio is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Rio ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Rio - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, New York, North Dakota, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Rio ...

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

• Meridian
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
  • Meridian is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <4>
• Philadelphia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Neshoba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
• Union
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <4>
• Decatur
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <4>
• Marion
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• De Kalb
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
  • De Kalb is located in Kemper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Kalb <4>
• Chunky
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunky
  • Chunky is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chunky <4>
• Martin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Martin is located in Lauderdale County
• House
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
  • House is located in Neshoba County
• Collinsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
  • Collinsville is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <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 Rio. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rio.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rio ...

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

Adding Rio to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rio 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 Rio was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rio post office opened in 1860.

We also found Rio in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rio.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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