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Welcome to Raritan ...The village of Raritan is located in Henderson County<1>. The location of Raritan has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Raritan: RAIR-i-tuhn<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Raritan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Raritan has a population of 123 people<4> (see below for details). Raritan is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Raritan lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Raritan lies within the (309) area code. The ZIP code for Raritan: 61471<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Raritan had an population of 123 people. This is a decrease of 10.87% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.14% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Raritan had a population of 138 people. This makes Raritan the county's 6th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 138 people, the population of Raritan decreased 1.43% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 140 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Raritan. Communities Also Named Raritan ...Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Raritan - it's located in New Jersey. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Raritan. Communities near Raritan ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Raritan.
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 Raritan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Raritan. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Raritan. 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 Raritan. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Raritan. See our Newspapers Page for Raritan. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Raritan ...Looking for more information about Raritan? 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 Raritan, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Raritan. Adding Raritan to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Raritan 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 Raritan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Raritan on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870. For more details, see References and Mentions for Raritan. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Raritan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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