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Welcome to West Rye ...

West Rye is located in Rockingham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Rye, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

A typical abbreviation for West Rye: W. Rye

West Rye is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Rye: 603

Communities near West Rye ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Rye ...

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

Adding West Rye to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Rye post office opened in 1885.

We also found West Rye in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Rye.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Rockingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Rye - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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