Welcome to Ryan ...

Ryan is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Ryan is located in Presidio County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ryan, 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.

Ryan is 4,750 feet [1,448 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Ryan is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Ryan lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Ryan: 432

Communities Also Named Ryan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Ryan: This one is located in Presidio County and the other is located in McLennan County.

Beyond Texas, there are 23 communities that are also named Ryan - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Ryan ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Ryan.

• Marfa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marfa
  • Marfa is located in Presidio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marfa <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marfa
  • From Ryan to Marfa
• Valentine
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
  • Valentine is located in Jeff Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valentine <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Valentine
  • From Ryan to Valentine
• Fort Holland ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Holland
  • Fort Holland is located in Presidio County
  • Fort Holland has also been known as:
  • Camp Holland
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fort Holland
  • From Ryan to Fort Holland
• Fort Davis
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Davis
  • Fort Davis is located in Jeff Davis County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Davis <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fort Davis
  • From Ryan to Fort Davis
• Candelaria
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candelaria
  • Candelaria is located in Presidio County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Candelaria
  • From Ryan to Candelaria
• Paisano ‑ Historic
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisano
  • Paisano is located in San Patricio County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Paisano
  • From Ryan to Paisano

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ryan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ryan.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ryan ...

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

Adding Ryan to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ryan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ryan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/