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Welcome to Ryeland ...

Ryeland is located in Berks County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ryeland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

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

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

Communities near Ryeland ...

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

  • Reading
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Lebanon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Ephrata
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Wyomissing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing
    • Wyomissing is located in Berks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyomissing <3>
  • Lititz
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lititz
    • Lititz is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lititz <3>
  • New Holland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Shillington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Schuylkill Haven
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Manheim
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • East Petersburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ryeland ...

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

Adding Ryeland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ryeland 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 Ryeland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ryeland post office opened in 1893.

We also found Ryeland on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ryeland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Berks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ryeland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/