Welcome to Rio ...
Rio is located in Hampshire County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rio, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
Rio is 1,120 feet [341 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: 304 & 681<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, 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.
- Strasburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Moorefield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Romney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Capon Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Toms Brook
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wardensville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Inkerman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inkerman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County
- Baker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Baker is located in Hardy County
- Sedan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sedan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Sedan is located in Hampshire 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 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 for Rio was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Rio post office opened in 1881.
We also found Rio 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 West Virginia's counties, including Hampshire, 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Rio area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |