Welcome to Riceville ...

Riceville is located in Cascade County<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 1890.

Riceville is 3,990 feet [1,216 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Riceville is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Riceville lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Riceville: (406)

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), Louisiana, Mississippi (2), 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.

• Belt
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belt
  • Belt is located in Cascade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belt <4>
• Armington Junction
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Junction
  • Armington Junction is located in Cascade County
• Monarch
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
  • Monarch is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monarch <4>
• Armington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington
  • Armington is located in Cascade County
• Raynesford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynesford
  • Raynesford is located in Judith Basin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raynesford <4>
• Stockett
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockett
  • Stockett is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockett <4>
• Eden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Eden is located in Cascade County
• Sand Coulee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Coulee
  • Sand Coulee is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand Coulee <4>
• Geyser
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyser
  • Geyser is located in Judith Basin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geyser <4>
• Neihart
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neihart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neihart
  • Neihart is located in Cascade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neihart <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 1890.

We also found Riceville on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).

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 Cascade County: www.co.cascade.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/