Ryes is an

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located along old U.S. Route 421 in the Upper Little River Township of

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, United States, situated between the communities of

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and

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. It is a part of the Dunn Micropolitan Area, which is also a part of the greater Raleigh–Durham–Cary Combined Statistical Area (CSA) as defined by the

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. Camels Creek, a tributary of the Cape Fear River, rises just north of Ryes.

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* Unincorporated communities in Harnett County, North Carolina Unincorporated communities in North Carolina {{HarnettCountyNC-geo-stub