Welcome to Riceville ...

Riceville is located in Crittenden County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Riceville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Riceville is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Riceville is located in the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named Riceville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Riceville - they are located in Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Mississippi (2), 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.

• Memphis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
  • Memphis is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <4>
• Southaven
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southaven
  • Southaven is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southaven <4>
• Horn Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Lake
  • Horn Lake is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horn Lake <4>
• Marion
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Crittenden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Earle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
  • Earle is located in Crittenden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earle <4>
• Walls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
  • Walls is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
  • Former name for Walls:
  • Alpika
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <4>
• Hunt Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
  • Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
• Hughes
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
  • Hughes is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <4>
• Turrell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turrell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turrell
  • Turrell is located in Crittenden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turrell <4>
• Crawfordsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfordsville
  • Crawfordsville is located in Crittenden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawfordsville <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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riceville ...

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

Adding Riceville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Riceville post office opened in 1879.

We also found Riceville on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riceville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/