Welcome to Ryan ...

Ryan is located in Loudoun County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ryan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Ryan is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Ryan ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.loudounchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ryan, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Ryan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Texas (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Ryan ...

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

• Rockville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <4>
• Gaithersburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithersburg
  • Gaithersburg is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaithersburg <4>
• Leesburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <4>
• Manassas
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas
  • Manassas is located in Manassas City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas <4>
• Herndon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Herndon is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <4>
• Fairfax
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Fairfax City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <4>
• Manassas Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manassas Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas Park
  • Manassas Park is located in Manassas Park City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas Park <4>
• Vienna
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <4>
• Falls Church
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Church
  • Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Church <4>
• Purcellville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcellville
  • Purcellville is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purcellville <4>

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 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ryan post office opened in 1889.

We also found Ryan 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 Loudoun County: www.co.loudoun.va.us/

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