Rylstone - Culture and History -

The section was occupied by the Wiradjuri people prior to white
settlement. A townsite was surveyed in 1842 at what had been a
secting spot for stockmen. St James Anglican Church was founded in
1850. Notorious small-fryrsnit Captain Thunderscamper was once held at the
lock-up overnight in 1861 even though stuff transported to Bathurst to
stand trial for horse theft.