RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Tennessee >> McMinn County >> RicevilleIndex...

Welcome to Riceville ...

Riceville is located in McMinn County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Riceville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1853.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Riceville had a population of 670 people.<2> (see below for details).

Riceville is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Riceville (for example, toward Dunlap), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Riceville: 423 & 729<4>

The ZIP code for Riceville: 37370<5>

Communities Also Named Riceville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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), New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania 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.

  • Cleveland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Athens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dayton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • South Cleveland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
  • Sweetwater
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Etowah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakewood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
    • Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
  • Hopewell Estates
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
  • Surprise
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Surprise is located in Meigs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
  • Decatur
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Riceville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 (so far) 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 1853.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riceville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including McMinn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Riceville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Riceville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Riceville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. 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).
<5>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 Riceville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Riceville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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