Welcome to Ryan ...
So far, we found very little information about Ryan. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
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.
Ryan would have been located within present day Inyo County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ryan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Ryan is 3,040 feet [927 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Ryan is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Ryan was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Ryan was located: 760 & 442<4>
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, British Columbia, 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.
- Badwater ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Greenwater ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenwater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwater
- Greenwater is located in Inyo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Greenwater
- From Ryan to Greenwater
- Lila C ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Schwab ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Schwab. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwab
- Schwab is located in Inyo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Schwab
- From Ryan to Schwab
- Scranton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Scranton is located in Inyo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Scranton
- From Ryan to Scranton
- Eagle Borax Works ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Borax Works
- Eagle Borax Works is located in Inyo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Eagle Borax Works
- From Ryan to Eagle Borax Works
- Death Valley Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Death Valley Junction
- Death Valley Junction is located in Inyo County
- Former names for Death Valley Junction:
- Amargosa
- Death Valley
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Death Valley Junction <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Death Valley Junction
- From Ryan to Death Valley Junction
- Furnace Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Creek
- Furnace Creek is located in Inyo County
- Furnace Creek has also been known as:
- Furnace Creek Ranch
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Furnace Creek
- From Ryan to Furnace Creek
- Indian Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Indian Village is located in Inyo County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Indian Village
- From Ryan to Indian Village
- Harmony Borax Works ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Borax Works
- Harmony Borax Works is located in Inyo County
- Former name for Harmony Borax Works:
- Greenland
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Harmony Borax Works
- From Ryan to Harmony Borax Works
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 Ryan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ryan.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ryan. 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 Ryan.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ryan. See our Newspapers Page for Ryan.
Adding Ryan to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ryan 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 Ryan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Ryan post office opened in 1907.
We also found Ryan mentioned on a train schedule titled Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad Employees' Time Table #31 (January 1928).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ryan.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Inyo County: www.inyocounty.us/
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 Ryan, 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 Inyo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ryan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 760 code has been Overlayed with the 442 area code. New phone numbers in the Ryan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 760 or 442. As a result, placing a call in the Ryan area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |