Welcome to Ryes ...

Ryes is located in Harnett County<1>.

Ryes is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ryes: 919 & 984<3>

Communities near Ryes ...

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

Holly Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Wake County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,882 people
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Fuquay - Varina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fuquay - Varina is located in Wake County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,145 people
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Sanford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sanford is located in Lee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,361 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sanford
- From Ryes to Sanford
Spring Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Spring Lake is located in Cumberland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,980 people
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Angier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Angier is located in Harnett County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,494 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Angier
- From Ryes to Angier
Erwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Erwin is located in Harnett County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,202 people
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- Google driving directions:
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- From Ryes to Erwin
Lillington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lillington is located in Harnett County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lillington
- From Ryes to Lillington
Coats
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Coats is located in Harnett County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,520 people
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- Google driving directions:
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- From Ryes to Coats
Broadway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Broadway is located in Lee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,295 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Broadway
- From Ryes to Broadway
Vass
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vass is located in Moore County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 801 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Vass
- From Ryes to Vass

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ryes ...

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

Adding Ryes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ryes 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 Ryes was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ryes.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Harnett, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ryes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	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 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Ryes area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Ryes area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.