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Welcome to Rye ...

Rye is located in Manatee County<1>.


The location of Rye has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Rye, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Rye is near sea level<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Rye: (941)

Websites for Rye ...

Junior League:   jlmc.info/

Communities Also Named Rye ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Rye - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Texas (3) and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Rye ...

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

  • Bradenton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Sarasota
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Palmetto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Longboat Key
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Parrish
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Waterbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
    • Waterbury is located in Manatee County
  • Lakewood Ranch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ellenton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Verna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
    • Verna is located in Manatee County
  • Memphis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
    • Memphis is located in Manatee 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 Rye. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rye.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rye ...

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

Adding Rye to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rye 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 Rye was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rye post office opened in 1884.

We also found Rye in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rye.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rye. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Manatee County: www.co.manatee.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Manatee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rye - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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