Welcome to Rice ...

Rice is located in Putnam 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 1876.

Rice is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Rice: (419) and (567)<4>

Communities Also Named Rice ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Rice - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, California, Illinois (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, 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.

• Defiance
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
  • Defiance is located in Defiance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Defiance <5>
• Napoleon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
  • Napoleon is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleon <5>
• Ottawa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
  • Ottawa is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <5>
• Paulding
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulding have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
  • Paulding is located in Paulding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paulding <5>
• Leipsic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
  • Leipsic is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leipsic <5>
• Kalida
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalida
  • Kalida is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalida <5>
• Continental
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Continental have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental
  • Continental is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Continental <5>
• Holgate
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holgate
  • Holgate is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holgate <5>
• Glandorf
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glandorf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glandorf
  • Glandorf is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glandorf <5>
• Ottoville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottoville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoville
  • Ottoville is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottoville <5>

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.<6>

From that list, the Rice post office opened in 1876.

We also found Rice in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Ohio: https://ohio.gov/