Welcome to Ryan ...

Although we found mention of Ryan during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Ryan was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

We've added Ryan to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ryan, please Contact Us.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ryan, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1925.

Time Zone: The area where we believe that Ryan might be (or was) located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: MST- Heure Normale des Rocheuses (HNR), MDT- Heure Avancée des Rocheuses (HAR).

Note: If you travel south from Ryan (for example, toward Moyie Springs (ID)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

We believe that Ryan would be found within the (250) and (778)<2> area codes.

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, 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.

Yahk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yahk
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yahk <3>
Goatfell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goatfell
Kingsgate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsgate came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
Eastport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastport
- Eastport is located in Boundary County (ID)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastport <3>
Kitchener
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kitchener came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchener
McConnel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnel came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnel
Moyie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyie
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moyie <3>
Canyon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
Erickson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erickson
Lister
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lister came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lister

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 ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Ryan was on a map titled Map of British Columbia (from Gulf Refining, 1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ryan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Ryan and then turned east". While Ryan could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Ryan as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Ryan could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>	Area code (778) is an overlay for area code (250).
<3>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>	If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.