Welcome to Riceville ...

Riceville is located in Cattaraugus 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 get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Riceville is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Riceville: (716)

Communities Also Named Riceville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Riceville: This one is located in Cattaraugus County and the other is located in Fulton County.

Beyond New York, there are 21 communities that are also named Riceville - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Mississippi (2), Montana, New Brunswick (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.

• Springville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Springville is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <4>
• Gowanda
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
  • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowanda <4>
• Arcade
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
  • Arcade is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcade <4>
• Franklinville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklinville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
  • Franklinville is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinville <4>
• North Collins
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Collins
  • North Collins is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Collins <4>
• Little Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Valley
  • Little Valley is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Valley <4>
• Delevan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delevan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
  • Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delevan <4>
• Cattaraugus
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cattaraugus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattaraugus
  • Cattaraugus is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cattaraugus <4>
• Perrysburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysburg
  • Perrysburg is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysburg <4>
• Ellicottville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellicottville
  • Ellicottville is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellicottville <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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Riceville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

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 Cattaraugus County: www.co.cattaraugus.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/