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 Codes for Riceton: 530 & 837<3>

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)
  • Oroville is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oroville <4>
• Live Oak
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
• Gridley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Gridley is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gridley <4>
• East Biggs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • East Biggs is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Biggs
• Lorraine ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lorraine is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
• Oroville Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oroville Junction is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroville Junction
• Peachton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Peachton is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachton
• Nelson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Nelson is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelson <4>
• Robinsons Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Robinsons Corner is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Corner
• Thermalito
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Thermalito is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermalito

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 (so far) 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.