Welcome to Rio ...

Rio is located in Hampshire County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Rio: (304) and (681)<4>

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <5>
• Woodstock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <5>
• Moorefield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
  • Moorefield is located in Hardy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorefield <5>
• Romney
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
  • Romney is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <5>
• Capon Bridge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capon Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capon Bridge
  • Capon Bridge is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capon Bridge <5>
• Toms Brook
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Brook
  • Toms Brook is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toms Brook <5>
• Wardensville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardensville
  • Wardensville is located in Hardy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wardensville <5>
• 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: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
  • Sedan is located in Hampshire County
• Yellow Spring
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Spring
  • Yellow Spring is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yellow Spring <5>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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