Welcome to Ryan ...

Ryan is located in Roane County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ryan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Ryan is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Ryan: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Ryan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Ryan - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Texas (2), Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Ryan ...

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

• Ripley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <5>
• Spencer
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Roane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <5>
• Clendenin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenin
  • Clendenin is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clendenin <5>
• Reedy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
  • Reedy is located in Roane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
• Island Branch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
  • Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
• Zona
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
  • Zona is located in Roane County
• Kentuck
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
  • Kentuck is located in Jackson County
• Flint Town
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
  • Flint Town is located in Roane County
• Romance
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
  • Romance is located in Jackson County
• Rushville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
  • Rushville is located in Roane 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 Ryan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ryan.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ryan ...

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

Adding Ryan to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ryan post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ryan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/