Welcome to Raleigh ...

Raleigh is located in Emmet County<1>.

The location of Raleigh has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Raleigh, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

When the people of Raleigh refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Raleighite<3>

Raleigh is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Raleigh lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Raleigh is located in the (712) area code.

Communities Also Named Raleigh ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Raleigh - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Raleigh ...

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

• Spencer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <5>
• Estherville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estherville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estherville
  • Estherville is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estherville <5>
• Spirit Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spirit Lake
  • Spirit Lake is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spirit Lake <5>
• Emmetsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmetsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmetsburg
  • Emmetsburg is located in Palo Alto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmetsburg <5>
• Milford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <5>
• Arnolds Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Park
  • Arnolds Park is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnolds Park <5>
• Armstrong
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstrong have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
  • Armstrong is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
• Okoboji
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okoboji
  • Okoboji is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okoboji <5>
• Graettinger
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graettinger
  • Graettinger is located in Palo Alto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graettinger <5>
• Ruthven
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthven
  • Ruthven is located in Palo Alto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruthven <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 Raleigh. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Raleigh.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Raleigh ...

Looking for more information about Raleigh? 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 Raleigh, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Raleigh.

Adding Raleigh to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Raleigh 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 Raleigh was on a map titled Map of Iowa (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Raleigh.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Raleigh. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/