Welcome to Riceville ...

Riceville is located in Vermilion Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Riceville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Riceville is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Riceville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Riceville: (337)

Communities Also Named Riceville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Riceville - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Mississippi (2), Montana, New Brunswick (2), New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Riceville ...

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

• Crowley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
  • Crowley is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowley <4>
• Jennings
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
  • Jennings is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennings <4>
• Rayne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayne
  • Rayne is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rayne <4>
• Kaplan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaplan
  • Kaplan is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaplan <4>
• Lake Arthur
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arthur
  • Lake Arthur is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Arthur <4>
• Iota
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
  • Iota is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
• Gueydan
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gueydan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gueydan
  • Gueydan is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gueydan <4>
• Estherwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estherwood
  • Estherwood is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estherwood <4>
• Morse
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
  • Morse is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morse <4>
• Mermentau
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mermentau have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermentau
  • Mermentau is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mermentau <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riceville ...

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

Adding Riceville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Riceville post office opened in 1901.

We also found Riceville mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riceville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/