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Welcome to Rye ...

So far, we found very little information about Rye. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Rye to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rye, please Contact Us.

Rye would have been located within present day Monroe County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rye, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Rye is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Rye was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Rye was located: 662 & 471<4>

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, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, 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.

  • Columbus
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Amory
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Aberdeen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Vernon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Vernon is located in Lamar County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <5>
  • Sulligent
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Caledonia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hatley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Hatley is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Detroit
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Gattman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gattman is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Hamilton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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.

Adding Rye to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rye in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Rye was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rye post office opened in 1895. The Rye post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rye.

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 Rye, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rye - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Rye area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Rye area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/