Welcome to Rawhide ...
Rawhide is located in Tuolumne County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rawhide, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.
Rawhide is 1,580 feet [482 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Rawhide lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Rawhide is within the (209) area code.
Websites for Rawhide ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.tcchamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Rawhide, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Rawhide ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Rawhide: This one is located in Tuolumne County and the other is located in Placer County.
Beyond California, there are 7 communities that are also named Rawhide - they are located in Kentucky, Mississippi (2), Nebraska, Nevada and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rawhide.
Communities near Rawhide ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rawhide.
- Sonora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Sonora is located in Tuolumne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,833 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sonora <3>
- Angels
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Angels City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angels City came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels City
- Angels City is located in Calaveras County
- Columbia Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Village
- Columbia Village is located in Tuolumne County
- East Sonora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sonora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sonora
- East Sonora is located in Tuolumne County
- Melones ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Squabbletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squabbletown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squabbletown
- Squabbletown is located in Tuolumne County
- Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <3>
- Greenley Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenley Oaks
- Greenley Oaks is located in Tuolumne County
- Martinez
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Rawhide. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rawhide.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rawhide. 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 Rawhide.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rawhide. See our Newspapers Page for Rawhide.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rawhide ...
Looking for more information about Rawhide? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rawhide, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rawhide.
Adding Rawhide to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rawhide in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rawhide was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Rawhide post office opened in 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rawhide.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rawhide. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tuolumne County: www.tuolumnecounty.ca.gov
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Tuolumne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rawhide - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |