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Welcome to Ryde ...

Ryde is located in Mifflin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ryde, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Ryde is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ryde: 717 & 223<3>

Communities Also Named Ryde ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ryde - it's located in California.

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

Communities near Ryde ...

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

  • Lewistown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Huntingdon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Mount Union
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Burnham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Juniata Terrace
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
  • Petersburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mapleton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Orbisonia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockhill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Rockhill has also been known as:
    • Rockhill Furnace
  • McVeytown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ryde ...

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

Adding Ryde to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ryde.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Mifflin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ryde - 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 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Ryde area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Ryde 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.