Welcome to Rye ...

Rye is located in Gila County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rye, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Rye is 3,130 feet [954 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Rye is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Rye lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Rye ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Rye - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Texas (3) and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Rye ...

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

• Payson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payson
  • Payson is located in Gila County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,947 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payson <3>
• Star Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Valley
  • Star Valley is located in Gila County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,327 people
  • Star Valley has also been known as:
  • Diamond Star
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star Valley <3>
• Gisela
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gisela have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gisela
  • Gisela is located in Gila County
• Oxbow Estates
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow Estates
  • Oxbow Estates is located in Gila County
• Jakes Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakes Corner
  • Jakes Corner is located in Gila County
• Sun Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
  • Sun Valley is located in Gila County
• Mesa Del Caballo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Del Caballo
  • Mesa Del Caballo is located in Gila County
• Flowing Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Springs
  • Flowing Springs is located in Gila County
• Freedom Acres
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Acres
  • Freedom Acres is located in Gila County
• Geronimo Estates
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geronimo Estates
  • Geronimo Estates is located in Gila 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 Rye. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rye.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rye ...

Looking for more information about Rye? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Rye, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rye.

Adding Rye to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rye post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rye.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Gila County: www.co.gila.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/