Riceville, Kentucky

Riceville
—  Unincorporated community  —
Riceville
Location within the state of Kentucky
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Johnson
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 41240
FIPS code
GNIS feature ID

Riceville is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. The community's first post office was established on October 17, 1891 and may have been named after local resident, Sherman Rice. A few years later, the community began to flourished after the Big Sandy & Kentucky River Railroad was extended into the community and a lumber mill was established.[1] Riceville's ZIP code is 41240[2]

References

  1. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1988). "Place Names". Kentucky Place Names. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0813101794. 
  2. ^ http://kentucky.hometownlocator.com/zip-codes/what,city,riceville.cfm