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Welcome to Rio ...

Rio is located in Albemarle County<1>.

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

Rio is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rio: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Rio ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Rio - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, North Dakota, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Rio ...

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

  • Charlottesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Gordonsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Scottsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Stanardsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Ednam Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
  • Jefferson Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
  • University Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • University Heights is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
  • Earlysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Shadwell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
  • Gilbert
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rio ...

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

Adding Rio to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rio.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Albemarle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rio - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Rio area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Rio 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.