Welcome to Rice ...

Rice is located in Prince Edward County<1>.

The location of Rice has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rice, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Rice is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Rice is within the boundaries of the (434) area code.

Communities Also Named Rice ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Rice - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, California, Illinois (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas (2), Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Rice ...

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

• Farmville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
  • Farmville is located in Prince Edward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmville <4>
• Crewe
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crewe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
  • Crewe is located in Nottoway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crewe <4>
• Victoria
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
  • Victoria is located in Lunenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victoria <4>
• Keysville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
  • Keysville is located in Charlotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keysville <4>
• Burkeville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkeville
  • Burkeville is located in Nottoway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkeville <4>
• Cotton Town
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
  • Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
• Blake Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
  • Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
• Hampden - Sydney
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampden - Sydney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
  • Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
• Guinea Mills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
  • Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
• Tuggle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
  • Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rice ...

Looking for more information about Rice? 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, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rice.

Adding Rice to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Rice in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Rice post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rice.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Prince Edward County: www.co.prince-edward.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/