Riceville, Tennessee

About Riceville

Riceville is a small unincorporated community in southeastern Tennessee.

Riceville holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.18 square miles.

📰 Riceville News Today

• Hubert Stephen Turner Jr Obituary Jul 13, 2026 - Laycock-Hobbs Funeral Home Laycock-Hobbs Funeral Home · Jul 13
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Riceville, Tennessee - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 24
• Michael Phillip Evans Sr. Obituary May 18, 2026 Companion Funeral & Cremation Service · May 18
• Gary Dean Curtis Obituary (2026) - Riceville, TN - Ziegler Funeral Home Legacy | Obituary · Aug 19
• House fire claims two lives in Riceville Tuesday - The Daily Post-Athenian The Daily Post-Athenian · Dec 18

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What Makes Riceville Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southeastern Tennessee, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Tennessee — one of 504 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🏫 Schools in Riceville

• Riceville Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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