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Welcome to Rabbitville ...

Rabbitville is located in Lawrence County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Rabbitville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Rabbitville is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rabbitville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Rabbitville, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Rabbitville: (812)

Communities Also Named Rabbitville ...

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

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

Communities near Rabbitville ...

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

  • Bedford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Paoli
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paoli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
    • Paoli is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,604 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paoli <4>
  • Orleans
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
    • Orleans is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orleans <4>
  • French Lick
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oolitic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Shoals
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
    • Shoals is located in Martin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoals <4>
  • Medora
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
    • Medora is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
  • Campbellsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • West Baden Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
    • West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Livonia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
    • Livonia is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people

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 Rabbitville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rabbitville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rabbitville ...

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

Adding Rabbitville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rabbitville 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 Rabbitville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rabbitville post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rabbitville.

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rabbitville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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