Welcome to Rice Hill ...
Rice Hill is located in Douglas County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rice Hill, 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.
Rice Hill is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Rice Hill lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Rice Hill: 541 & 458<3>
The ZIP code for Rice Hill: 97462<4>
Communities Also Named Rice Hill ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rice Hill - it's located in Kentucky.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rice Hill.
Communities near Rice Hill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rice Hill.
- Sutherlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutherlin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Sutherlin is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,227 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutherlin <6>
- Drain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drain
- Drain is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drain <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Drain
- From Rice Hill to Drain
- Yoncalla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yoncalla have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoncalla
- Yoncalla is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoncalla <6>
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 954 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <6>
- Elkton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Elkton is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <6>
- Elkhead
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkhead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
- Elkhead is located in Douglas County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elkhead
- From Rice Hill to Elkhead
- Old Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Curtin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
- Curtin is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curtin <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Curtin
- From Rice Hill to Curtin
- Kellogg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kellogg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Kellogg is located in Douglas County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kellogg
- From Rice Hill to Kellogg
- Umpqua
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpqua
- Umpqua is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Umpqua <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Umpqua
- From Rice Hill to Umpqua
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 Rice Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rice Hill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rice Hill. 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 Rice Hill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rice Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Rice Hill.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rice Hill ...
Looking for more information about Rice Hill? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Rice Hill, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rice Hill.
Adding Rice Hill to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rice Hill 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 Rice Hill was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rice Hill.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rice Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rice Hill - 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 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Rice Hill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Rice Hill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Rice Hill). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Rice Hill or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |