Welcome to Raum ...

So far, we found very little information about Raum. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Raum to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Raum, please Contact Us.

Raum was located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Raum would have been located within present day Carroll County<2>.

The location of Raum has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Raum, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Raum is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Raum was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Raum ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Raum - it's located in Illinois.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Raum.

Communities near Raum ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Raum.

• Harrison
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <5>
• Branson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson
  • Branson is located in Taney County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branson <5>
• Berryville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
  • Berryville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berryville <5>
• Hollister
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
  • Hollister is located in Taney County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,607 people
• Green Forest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
  • Green Forest is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Forest <5>
• Kimberling City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimberling City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberling City
  • Kimberling City is located in Stone County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimberling City <5>
• Reeds Spring
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Spring
  • Reeds Spring is located in Stone County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reeds Spring <5>
• Rockaway Beach
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockaway Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
  • Rockaway Beach is located in Taney County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockaway Beach <5>
• Bull Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
  • Bull Creek is located in Taney County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
• Indian Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
  • Indian Point is located in Stone County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Point <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 Raum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Raum.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Raum. 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 Raum.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Raum. See our Newspapers Page for Raum.

Adding Raum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Raum in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Raum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Raum post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Raum.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/