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Welcome to Rice Creek ...

Rice Creek is located in Putnam County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Rice Creek: Rice Crk. (or less commonly used: Rice Ck. or Rice Cr.)

Rice Creek is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Rice Creek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Rice Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rice Creek - it's located in Michigan.

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

Communities near Rice Creek ...

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

  • Palatka
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Interlachen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Pomona Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Welaka
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Hastings
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bostwick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • East Palatka
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Peniel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peniel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
    • Peniel is located in Putnam County
  • Federal Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point
    • Federal Point is located in Putnam County
  • Buffalo Bluff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buffalo Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
    • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam 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 Rice Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rice Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rice Creek ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rice Creek - 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.