Welcome to Rice ...

Rice is located in Jefferson 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 1905.

Rice is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Rice: (205) and (659)<4>

Communities Also Named Rice ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Rice: This one is located in Jefferson County and the other is located in Marshall County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 17 communities that are also named Rice - they are located in Arizona, California, Illinois (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Ohio, 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.

• Birmingham
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
  • Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 206,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birmingham <5>
• Hoover
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
  • Hoover is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoover <5>
• Vestavia Hills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vestavia Hills
  • Vestavia Hills is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vestavia Hills <5>
• Alabaster
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alabaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabaster
  • Alabaster is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alabaster <5>
• Homewood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Homewood is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homewood <5>
• Pelham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
  • Pelham is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <5>
• Helena
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Helena is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <5>
• Mountain Brook
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
  • Mountain Brook is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Brook <5>
• Hueytown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hueytown
  • Hueytown is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hueytown <5>
• Chelsea
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
  • Chelsea is located in Shelby County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 12,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chelsea <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 1905.

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 Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/