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Welcome to Ricetown ...

Ricetown is located in Owsley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ricetown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Ricetown is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ricetown: 606

The ZIP code for Ricetown: 41364<3>

Communities Also Named Ricetown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ricetown - it's located in South Carolina.

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

Communities near Ricetown ...

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

  • Jackson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Beattyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Manchester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Annville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Booneville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Buckhorn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mistletoe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
  • Lerose
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lerose is located in Owsley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose
  • Teges
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Teges is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teges
  • Island City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Island City is located in Owsley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City

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 Ricetown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ricetown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ricetown ...

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

Adding Ricetown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ricetown post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ricetown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Owsley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ricetown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Ricetown). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ricetown or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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