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Welcome to Ryan ...

Ryan is located in Lonoke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ryan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Ryan is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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, British Columbia, California, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Texas (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia 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.

  • Stuttgart
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Lonoke
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • England
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for England have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England
    • England is located in Lonoke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,659 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for England <3>
  • Carlisle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Carlisle is located in Lonoke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,154 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <3>
  • Altheimer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Humphrey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Humnoke
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humnoke have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humnoke
    • Humnoke is located in Lonoke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humnoke <3>
  • Keo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keo
    • Keo is located in Lonoke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keo <3>
  • Wabbaseka
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
    • Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Sherrill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherrill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
    • Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people

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.<5>

From that list, the Ryan post office opened in 1912.

We also found Ryan in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ryan.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Lonoke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ryan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/