Welcome to Riceville ...
Riceville is located in Fulton County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Riceville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1833.
Riceville is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Riceville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Riceville: 518 & 838<3>
Communities Also Named Riceville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Riceville: This one is located in Fulton County and the other is located in Cattaraugus 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.
Websites for Riceville ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.fultoncountyny.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Riceville, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Riceville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Riceville.
- Amsterdam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gloversville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Canajoharie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Canajoharie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canajoharie
- Canajoharie is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canajoharie <4>
- Hagaman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagaman have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
- Hagaman is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagaman <4>
- Broadalbin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadalbin have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadalbin
- Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadalbin <4>
- Northville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fultonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fultonville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonville
- Fultonville is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fultonville <4>
- Palatine Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fonda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fonda have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
- Fonda is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fonda <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.<7>
From that list, the Riceville post office opened in 1833.
We also found Riceville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Riceville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Fulton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Riceville - 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 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Riceville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Riceville 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |