Welcome to Raub ...

Raub is located in Benton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Raub, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Raub is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Raub (for example, toward Woodland (IL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Raub lies within the (765) area code.

Communities Also Named Raub ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Raub - it's located in North Dakota.

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

Communities near Raub ...

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

• Watseka
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watseka
  • Watseka is located in Iroquois County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watseka <3>
• Fowler
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Fowler is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <3>
• Kentland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
  • Kentland is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentland <3>
• Milford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Iroquois County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <3>
• Oxford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <3>
• Remington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
  • Remington is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remington <3>
• Morocco
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morocco have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morocco
  • Morocco is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morocco <3>
• Goodland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
  • Goodland is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodland <3>
• Brook
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook
  • Brook is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brook <3>
• Sheldon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Sheldon is located in Iroquois County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheldon <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Raub ...

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

Adding Raub to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Raub post office opened in 1872.

We also found Raub in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Raub.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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