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Welcome to Riceton ...

Riceton is located in Butte County<1>.

Riceton is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Riceton lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Riceton: 530

Communities Also Named Riceton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Riceton - it's located in Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Riceton ...

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

  • Oroville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Live Oak
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
    • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
  • Gridley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • East Biggs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Biggs
    • East Biggs is located in Butte County
  • Lorraine ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lorraine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • Lorraine is located in Butte County
  • Oroville Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroville Junction
    • Oroville Junction is located in Butte County
  • Peachton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachton
    • Peachton is located in Butte County
  • Nelson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Robinsons Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Corner
    • Robinsons Corner is located in Butte County
  • Thermalito
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermalito
    • Thermalito is located in Butte 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 Riceton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Riceton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riceton ...

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

Adding Riceton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Riceton 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 Riceton was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riceton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Butte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Riceton - 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.