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Welcome to Rices ...

Rices is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rices, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Rices is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rices: 315 & 680<3>

Communities Also Named Rices ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rices - it's located in South Carolina.

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

Communities near Rices ...

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

  • Watertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Carthage
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • West Carthage
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • West Carthage is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Carthage
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
  • Adams
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Adams is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <4>
  • Sackets Harbor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Black River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Brownville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Dexter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Copenhagen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Sandy Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rices ...

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

Adding Rices to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rices 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 Rices was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rices.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rices - 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 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Rices area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Rices 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.