Welcome to Rice ...
So far, we found very little information about Rice. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Rice to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rice, please Contact Us.
Rice would have been located within present day San Bernardino County<2>.
The location of Rice has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rice, you might consider that their post office opened in 1933.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Rice is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Rice was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Rice (for example, toward Parker (AZ)), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.
If Rice still existed, it would have been in the (760) & (442)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Rice ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Rice - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, 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 4 communities that are near Rice.
- Midland ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Midland is located in Riverside County
- Vidal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Poston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poston
- Poston is located in La Paz County (AZ)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poston <6>
- Big River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big River
- Big River is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big River <6>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling 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.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rice. See our Newspapers 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.<7>
From that list, the Rice post office opened in 1933.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rice.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for San Bernardino County: www.sbcounty.gov/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rice, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Bernardino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rice - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (442) is an overlay for area code (760). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |